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Half of England has been declared officially in drought, as farmers warn the extreme conditions and record-breaking heatwaves are making it “harder, riskier and more costly” to produce food.

The Environment Agency says seven regions across central, eastern, and southern England are in drought after what is thought to be the driest July on record combined with soaring temperatures.

Agency bosses warned of lasting effects of the absence of rain on the environment, wildlife and the economy, while experts said farming was becoming increasingly precarious.

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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

oh my god yes, hearing this a lot

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 4 points 22 hours ago

It's an established playbook.

  • climate change isn't happening
  • there's no consensus in the data
  • climate is changing due to natural processes <-- we are here
  • things are so bad, now is not the time to upset industry <-- due when we have many millions of climate refugees
  • this is the new normal <-- when we have a decade of 2 degrees average increase in temp