People walk next to the swollen river Ouse on July 6, in Godmanchester, United Kingdom. Severe flood warnings have been issued across the UK as a reported month’s worth of rain is due to fall within the next 24 hours.
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Britain: Rain Destroying Crops
July 17, 2012 • From theTrumpet.com
Three months ago a drought seemed set to damage Britain’s crops. Now, the damp is destroying them.
Vegetables are rotting in the field after the wettest April-to-June period on record, as fields are too waterlogged for tractors to harvest them, according to Britain’s National Farmers Union (nfu). The unseasonably cold and wet weather is also killing bees and other wildlife.
“This is turning out to be an almost apocalyptic summer for most of our much-loved wildlife—birds, butterflies, bees.”
— Matthew Oates, Conservation Adviser to the National TrustThe rain has even been harming animals as they struggle to eat waterlogged grass.
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