Park land in Hampshire is scorched following a drought declaration across the South East.
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Updated Aug 6
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What happened
Park land in Hampshire is scorched following a drought declaration across the South East.
Who's involved
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Part of
Hampshire and Essex counties are grappling with critical water scarcity issues compounded by development pressures and severe environmental warnings.Also in this story
- Policy allowing new builds are straining water systems in East Sussex and Hampshire.
- A drought declaration has been made, impacting regional water management in Essex, accompanied by weather warnings from the Met Office.
The entities involved
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Hampshire
ceremonial county of England
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Environment Agency
non-departmental public body in the UK
Related events
- Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are facing a prolonged dry weather status due to drought, monitored by the Environment Agency and Met Office.
- Drought conditions in Thames Valley and Oxfordshire are being managed by the Environment Agency.
- Environment Agency declares 'flash drought' conditions in Dorset and Poole.
- Drought conditions led to water abstraction restrictions after the Environment Agency declared the county in drought.
- Drought causes water supply strain in Hampshire, affecting the region served by Southern Water and monitored by the Met Office.