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Farmers Face Critical Drought Window | Leicester News
Farmers are sounding the alarm—next ten days could decide whether shelves stay stocked this fall. Britain’s been scorched all summer, with rainfall at just 3% of July’s normal amount, leaving southern and eastern regions bone dry. Rivers are dangerously low, forcing irrigation cuts and threatening another brutal harvest after years of erratic weather. The National Drought Group has already warned of prolonged dryness across eight English regions, while soaring heat risks sparking fires in combine harvesters. Temperatures could hit 37°C again next week, with August heatwaves looming—especially…
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