'Heatwaves are not drought.' Researcher ChloBrim explains the difference between heatwaves and drought, and the different measures put in place to tackle both. UK weather latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
As we mentioned earlier, a drought has been declared in eight regions of the UK as Britain continues to face an unprecedented summer of heatwaves.
Labour are calling on Downing Street to boost Britain's resilience and publish the National Resilience Strategy. England's reservoirs were at their lowest level of any July on record since 1995 last month - at only 65% capacity. They were the lowest at Colliford reservoir in Cornwall - at 43% capacity, followed by nearby Stithians at 44%, and Derwent Valley in Derbyshire at 45%.Heatwaves 'could become the norm' due to climate change
"But what we could do as consumers of water is conserve our water, however we should be also staying cool."What happens during a drought, where does our water come from and what uses the most water in our homes? As part of their announcement, officials warned that during the second official heatwave of the summer, some of the nation's rivers are at their lowest level since records began.
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