1.0Connecting Researchhttps://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blogConnecting Researchhttps://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blogWhy the drought isn’t over even though it’s rained all week - Connecting Researchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yyuilfYdz8"><a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/2022/09/22/why-the-drought-isnt-over/">Why the drought isn’t over even though it’s rained all week</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/2022/09/22/why-the-drought-isnt-over/embed/#?secret=yyuilfYdz8" width="600" height="338" title="“Why the drought isn’t over even though it’s rained all week” — Connecting Research" data-secret="yyuilfYdz8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/72/2022/09/rain-gfa17d5f0b_640.jpg640424Fears of drought, the prospects of usage restrictions from water companies, and warnings that food crops would be badly affected seem to have been washed away with the rainfall. But are people in the UK right to feel relieved by the rain? Sadly not. The country is still deep in drought in places, and on a scale and intensity rarely seen before.