England faces ‘significant’ water shortfalls amid heatwave warnings ...Middle East

The national drought group, which includes the Met Office, regulators, government, water companies and other organisations, says the country is seeing widespread environmental and agricultural impacts from the lack of water.

Water shortfalls are hitting crop yields, reducing feed for livestock, damaging wetlands and river wildlife, and increasing wildfires, it said.

Water companies are being urged to fix leaks, while the public is being urged to take simple actions such as turning off taps and deleting old emails – which reduces demand for water to cool data centres – to help reduce the impact on the environment.

“Water companies must continue to quickly fix leaks and lead the way in saving water.”

Reservoir levels fell 2% last week and are now 67.7% full on average across England, compared to the 80.5% normally seen for the first week of August and down on the 75.6% average last month, the Environment Agency said.

Nearly half of England’s rivers (49%) had below normal, notable or exceptionally low flows in July, with two – the Wye and Ely Ouse – at their lowest on record.

“While conditions remain mostly settled across the south, the picture is more unsettled further north-west, with rain or showers at times.

“Although dry weather is more likely, rain, showers or thunderstorms cannot be ruled out.”

Drying out wetlands hits species that rely on the habitat while an increase of wildfires are hitting heathland and moorland.

Experts warn climate change is driving more extreme weather conditions in the UK, worsening drought and dry spells, and making heatwaves more frequent and severe.

Additional reporting by the Press Association

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