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England Faces Worst Drought in a Generation
Head of farmers’ union warns food prices will go up.
Much of southern and eastern England is officially in drought, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced February 20. Other parts of the country, including Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, have been in drought since 2011.
In order to prepare for what could be the worst drought since 1976, two major water companies will be sending out waterproof timers to encourage people to shorten their showers. After the second dry winter in a row, the areas in drought need 120 percent of their average rainfall over the next few months to end the drought before summer, but the Met Office, Britain’s weather forecasting authority, predicts the next few months will be dry.
“It’s not a case of whether we’ll be having a drought this year, it’s a case of when and how bad,” warned a spokesman from Thames Water.
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