Will there be a dry where I live?

If you live in the northwest England or Yorkshire, you are already in the official position of drought, calling the environment agency, and people living in other English areas can follow when the dry season continues.

In Eastern Scotland or parts of Wales, those of us are also looking at low water levels, according to water companies.

Drought can affect various aspects of our life and environment. This can make it difficult for farmers to grow crops, harm nature and it means that you have to change how you use water.

So how is your area doing and how close are you to drought? There is a look here that what is happening across the country including our rains, rivers and reservoirs.

There is no definition of drought or lack of water – remedies in Scotland – but long periods of rainfall require.

And almost all Britain received less than normal rainfall between March and May, the sixth drought spring of Britain since the records started in 1836.

Therefore, under the ground, our rivers, reservoirs and rocks are less moisture.

If the lack of rainfall continues for a long time, it can stress the water supply serving our homes and businesses.

The UK received more than average rainfall in June, but with a large difference between East and West.

Northern Ireland, Western Scotland, Wales and parts of Southwest England saw more wet positions than normal. But most central and eastern England and Scotland saw the dry season.

Long -term forecasts suggest drying in comparison to average conditions through July and possibly August.

This will increase the risk of drought.

Monitor in rivers show us how they are flowing. In late May, these river flows were below normal for approximately three-fourths monitored sites around the UK.

About five experienced “exceptionally low” flow.

Provisional June data does not look much better.

The river flow was almost the same at the end of the last month – or even down – said Hydrologist at Lucy Barker, UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology for many eastern, central and southern regions for the last dried years of 1976, 2011, 2018 and 2022.

The reservoirs are an important part of the water supply in Northern England, Scotland and Wales.

In late May, England’s reservoirs were at their lowest joint levels for the time of the year, which had been in records over 30 years.

The reservoir level in the North East and North West was exceptionally low – an important factor for drought was being declared. Yorkshire And this North West,

The main reason for this is, of course, lack of rainfall, but a small number of reservoirs may be affected by other factors.

Generally at this time of the year, the Scottish reservoirs are 85% complete. According to Scottish Water, he was at 79%last week. They are even less in Eastern Scotland.

In Wales, most are common, although the reservoirs serving the middle and South Ceredigian in West Wales are below the average, Welsh Water said.

According to Ni Water, the reservoir level in northern Ireland is average.

Most of the reservoirs of South-East England depend more on groundwater.

Ground water is generated in the form of rain and naturally stored below the surface in the knot spaces and fractures in the rocks. Rocks storing a lot of groundwater are called Aquifers.

It is responsible for one third of England’s water supply, although it is very high in the south and east.

It is below the UK’s diverse geology, which affects how much water can be stored in the ground.

Water can flow more quickly through some rock types than others, sometimes it may take years to respond to current conditions.

This is a case for parts of South and Eastern England, which is why these areas are currently close to normal.

These groundwater stores “give more gradually reply to climate change than rivers, which is why they provide a useful buffer during the drought period,” said Elon McDonald, professor of the British Geological Survey.

This is the reason why groundwater drought in the south usually takes longer to develop, but if they are there then it can be long -lasting.

People and nature are already feeling influenced.

“It’s quite shocking that we are still only [in early] July, “National Farmers Union Deputy Director Rachel Holows told BBC News.

“It is as if it is the end of August when you see the ground.”

With this small rain, farmers had to take water on their crops using irrigation.

This has made things more expensive for them and means that there is less water to move around.

Mrs. Holos said that there is widespread concern about the months ahead.

“What crop do I have to take? What do I want to feed my livestock in winter?”

And then there is an effect on wildlife.

A spokesman for the Bird Protection Charity RSPB said that a major challenge is making sure that sufficient wetland houses are getting enough water to have safe places for birds’ nests.

“We need to think about making our sites more flexible for climate change, as they become ideal of these periods of dry weather for a long time.”

And this is not just a difficult time for birds who love water. Even in our gardens, common visitors like Blackbirds can struggle to find insects and insects on our lateral lawn, RSPB says.

There are dried complex phenomena, which are inspired by a mixture of natural and human causes.

The Met Office hopes that the UK will experience a average dryer summer in the future as the world is hot, although there is no clear tendency so far.

But the rising temperature can play a more fundamental role by reducing the soil moisture through evaporation.

“A warm atmosphere is thirsty for moisture and this may mean that water, rivers and reservoirs are more effectively reduced in the soil, causing more rapid drought, heatwave and wildfires,” said Richard Allen, Professor of Climate Sciences at Reading University.

But there are other factors that determine whether the dry condition leads to lack of water, in which we use water.

As part of the plan to overcome water scarcity, the government is planning Nine new reservoirs for England by 2050In addition to one under construction in Havant Thicch in Hampshire.

But the environment agency has warned that measures to deal with water leaks and control the demand for water – potentially including hosepipe ban and more smart meters – There may be a need in England too,

Water companies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also said that they were taking steps to secure future supply.

Additional Reporting by Dan Venrelet and Christine Jense