UK should be prepared for second summer of water shortages
The UK should be prepared for a second summer of water shortages and some hosepipe bans, with a dry spring due to follow a dry winter, national advisers have warned. With recent dry weather due to persist until at least May, two different UK government advisory bodies have warned water shortages may be coming up again. Carrot and lettuce harvests are at risk as well, say farmers.
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