Driest July on Record: English Farmers Count the Cost
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Drought now grips Wales and half of England, leaving much of the country painfully dry. In East Sussex, sweet corn burns to a crisp and wheat is harvested a month early. England records its driest July ever, with just 7% of normal rainfall and 78% of rivers below typical levels. Farmers see wheat yields down by 25–30%, and other spring cereals possibly worse, as risk becomes their daily reality. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports from Southern England. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #EnglandDrought #UKHeatwave #ClimateCrisis #EastSussex #SweetCorn #WheatHarvest #Farmers #Agriculture #WaterCrisis #Rivers #DriestJuly #AlJazeeraEnglish
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