Yorkshire has officially entered drought status after a prolonged period of unusually dry weather.
The Environment Agency confirmed that the region joined other areas of the country, which moved to drought status last Friday, 12 August.
It comes after months of little rainfall led to exceptionally low river flows and reservoir levels falling across much of England.
High temperatures, including last week’s heatwave, continue to put pressure on the water environment and wildlife, the agency said.
Yorkshire Water has already announced that a hosepipe ban will come into effect later this month. The last drought in Yorkshire was in autumn 2018. https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2022-08-16/drought-declared-in-yorkshire-after-prolonged-dry-period