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South West Water has warned that formal water restrictions may be needed in the coming weeks if exceptional demand and sustained dry weather continue, and has urged customers to avoid non-essential…
Over the three months to August 2022 most of England, Wales and south-east Scotland fell into the severely dry and extremely dry SPI-3 categories, after a summer that was the fifth driest for England…
A drought was officially declared in 8 areas across England, and South West Water has announced a hosepipe ban for Cornwall and parts of North Devon from Tuesday 23 August.
Waterwise issued hot weather water saving advice in August 2022 as temporary usage bans, known as hosepipe bans, got underway in some parts of the UK after the driest July in England since 1911.
The Met Office says the UK recorded its highest ever temperature of 40.3°C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire on 19 July 2022, the first time 40°C has been recorded in the UK.
A wildfire in Wennington, east London, on 19 July 2022 during the UK heatwave destroyed about 18 to 19 houses, with no deaths, and fire services recorded 983 wildfires in England and Wales that year.
The National Fire Chiefs Council reports that 84 wildfires were recorded across 18 and 19 July 2022, the year's hottest days, with 14 fire and rescue services declaring major incidents.
The UK recorded its first red warning for extreme heat during an unprecedented heatwave from 16 to 19 July 2022, when temperatures reached 40.3°C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
South East Water asked customers to be mindful of water use on 11 July 2022 as hot weather pushed demand beyond expected levels, causing pressure drops in parts of its network.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued a new Amber wildfire alert for the coming days, asking people to take extra care with camp fires, bonfires and barbecues during hot, dry weather.
The Met Office issued its first ever Red warning for extreme heat during the July 2022 heatwave, after its longest-range Amber warning with a six day lead time, as temperatures reached 40.3°C at…
England recorded its driest July since 1935, the Met Office has said, with water companies managing what the industry body called unprecedented demand and some suppliers asking customers to cut…
Oxfordshire County Council reports that Oxfordshire reached a record-breaking maximum temperature of 38.1 °C in July 2022, in an official account of climate risk that also records the county's hottest…
Surrey County Council has said that drought combined with a heatwave in summer 2022 left most of the county under a hosepipe ban, in its official summary of local emergency risks.
The Met Office reports that temperatures exceeded 40°C in the UK for the first time on record on 19 July 2022, with new national records for Wales and Scotland during an unprecedented heatwave.
The National Fire Chiefs Council reports that the 2022 summer heatwave produced 983 wildfires in England and Wales, with 14 fire and rescue services declaring major incidents on 18 and 19 July.
The Met Office says England had its joint hottest summer on record in 2022, with widespread disruption as travel, infrastructure and healthcare were affected by the heat.
South East Water has set out more than £50 million of investment in east Kent after customers in Charing, Challock and Molash went without water for several days in July 2022.
South West Water has urged customers to avoid non-essential water use, including hosepipes for gardening and washing cars and windows, during a prolonged period of hot and dry weather.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service issued an Amber wildfire alert for parts of its area for the coming weekend during hot weather, warning that any fire could spread quickly.