The whole of Wales has now moved to drought status, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has confirmed. Heavy rainfall over recent days and weeks has not been enough to compensate for the impacts of the heatwaves and dry weather over the summer, data has shown.
South west, south east and parts of mid Wales were already in drought before the announcement, which now includes north Wales. It comes after the Wales Drought Liaison Group met on Thursday to consider the latest impacts that months of insufficient rain has had on the environment and people in the region.
NRW officers have now raised significant concerns for the ecosystems and habitats, water supplies, land management and agriculture around the north east of Wales, particularly in the Anglesey, Dee and Clwyd catchments. Senior representatives from NRW, Welsh Government, water companies and key representative groups concluded on Thursday that the area should move from prolonged dry weather status to drought.
