Drought

Latest updates

Hose ban remains despite rise in reservoir levels
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England
Posted
18 November 2022
Water bosses spent £371,000 converting seawater
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Jersey
Posted
18 November 2022
Hosepipe ban lifted as rain boosts river levels
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
4 November 2022
Fish rescued by villagers released back into pond. Video, 00:01:19
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
31 October 2022
CrowdScience. When does weather change become climate change? Audio, 34 minutes
Heatwaves, floods and drought. Is it climate change, or is it just weather?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Reservoirs less than 30% full says water firm
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Devon
Posted
20 October 2022
Drought threatens trout farm's future
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Gloucestershire
Posted
18 October 2022
The Conversation. Women making the most of water. Audio, 27 minutes
Jimena Puyana and Smita Kurup work on sustainable solutions to cope with droughts
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Witnessing a two-year-old's death from hunger
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Africa
Posted
17 October 2022
After the drought, family finally see flooded home
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Wales
Posted
15 October 2022
Reservoir needs restrictions after driest summer
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
14 October 2022
Reservoir levels half 'what they should be'
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Devon
Posted
11 October 2022
East Africa drought: Why is it happening? Video, 00:02:10
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Features
Posted
5 October 2022
Dry weather sees vertical farm produce demand soar
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
5 October 2022
Water demand and weather blamed for dried-up brook
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
29 September 2022
Firm wants to move more river water to reservoirs
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York & North Yorkshire
Posted
29 September 2022
Hosepipe ban to stay in place until the new year
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Berkshire
Posted
27 September 2022
Thames Water hosepipe ban extended despite rain
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London
Posted
27 September 2022
Cattle rustlers kill 11 people in Kenya ambush
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Africa
Posted
25 September 2022
Heatwave kills off 12,000 newly-planted trees
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Gloucestershire
Posted
25 September 2022
Global drought: Is 2022 the driest year on record?
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Reality Check
Posted
17 September 2022
Residents' fears at Lincolnshire reservoir plans
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Lincolnshire
Posted
16 September 2022
On patrol with California's celebrity 'water police'
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US & Canada
Posted
15 September 2022