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The Guardian
Is water scarcity possible in the UK
The UK is experiencing severe drought conditions, with England and Wales officially in drought due to record-low rainfall and rising water demand. Despite the UK's reputation for rainy weather, climate change has led to increasingly hot and dry summers, depleting reservoirs and groundwater. Water shortages are compounded by aging infrastructure, high leakage rates, and overextraction from the environment, raising concerns that, without urgent action, the UK’s water supply could face critical shortages in the future.
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