Half of England in drought as farmers warn food prices could soar (www.independent.co.uk)

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Half of England has been declared officially in drought, as farmers warn the extreme conditions and record-breaking heatwaves are making it “harder, riskier and more costly” to produce food.

The Environment Agency says seven regions across central, eastern, and southern England are in drought after what is thought to be the driest July on record combined with soaring temperatures.

Agency bosses warned of lasting effects of the absence of rain on the environment, wildlife and the economy, while experts said farming was becoming increasingly precarious.

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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 hour ago

and people still support climate deniers like Reform

[-] DrCake@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago

But see we haven’t been able to act too fast on climate change because it would cost too much

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 2 hours ago

If only there was some big group of countries we could import cheaper produce from. That'd be grand.

[-] nodiratime@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Given that other countries today have similar breadbasket failure prospects, maybe you should look into the history of the UK for examples of how grand your proposal is, like with India and Ireland,.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 1 hour ago

I'm making the point that pre-Brexit UK would have been better able to cope, don't mistake this for a chance to be insufferable.

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