Over 70% of England in drought as UK braces for fifth heatwave
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More than two-thirds of England is now officially in drought after the Environment Agency declared another four English areas are in drought, along with the whole of Wales. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Water companies, farmers and other officials have warned that water resources are under increasing pressure after weeks of extreme heat and little or no rain in large parts of England and Wales. And it's not letting up any time soon. Temperatures later this week are set to soar as high as 36C in the South East, meanwhile, more than 120 firefighters are battling to stop a heathland fire from spreading. We discuss the state of the planet amid calls to drill for more oil and gas. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4new
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