The Latest Breaking News on Droughts

Brits use more than double the amount of water they think they do each day, study finds

The average Brit currently uses a whopping 144 litres of water a DAY - enough to fill more than four large wheelie bins each week

Wales Online · May 11, 2023

Brits use whopping 144 litres of water a DAY - with 96 litres used having a shower

The average Brit could fill four large wheelie bins a week with the amount of water they use - but predict they use less than half of their actual amount

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023

Why could some regions run out of water? Seven English regions at risk of shortage

Research has suggested that huge swathes of the country could face water scarcity in just a handful of years

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

World Bank: MENA Region Faces Unprecedented Water Scarcity

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going to face unprecedented water scarcity in the future, warned the World Bank. In a report, titled "The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa Region – Institutional Solutions," it indicated that by 2030, the water available…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

UK reservoirs ‘recovered’ after widespread drought

Reservoir levels almost fully recovered but some regions are still at risk of drought

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023

Hosepipe ban extended to 390,000 homes – find out if you are included

South West Water hopes the ban could be lifted ‘on 1 December or sooner’ depending on rainfall levels

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Nearly 400,000 homes hit by hosepipe ban - is your area affected?

For months the country has suffered with lower than expected rainfall, as parts of England have remained in drought status throughout the winter amid fears for the coming summer

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Staff and patients left without running water amid five hour outage at major hospital

The temporary water outage affected some buildings of the sweeping hospital site

Manchester Evening News · Apr 24, 2023

What are the ‘rain gardens’ built into new Cardiff streets?

It's not a muddy ditch, it's a 'rain garden'

Wales Online · Apr 22, 2023

Spain's Barcelona faces drought 'emergency' in September

Authorities in Spain’s parched northeast have warned that Barcelona and a surrounding area that's home to some 6 million people could face even tighter restrictions of water use in the coming months

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023