You know it's bad when they are declaring drought there. Over here in France (Paris, at least) we have finally had some rain but it's been limited and with few exceptions, not heavy. In the UK, they believe they had enough moisture over the winter to prevent a worst case scenario summer, but even the winter was dry over here. The Guardian:
Four major regions of the UK will be officially declared drought-stricken this week, in a move that is likely to see special powers introduced over water supplies on farms and businesses across large swaths of the country.
Wales, the south-west, the Midlands and East Anglia will be raised to official drought status, enabling the government and water companies to invoke extra controls over water supplies as a lack of rain afflicts a huge band across the middle of the country.
However, regions that have suffered drought in the past, such as Kent and the south-east, will be spared many of the restrictions as rainfall has been at normal or almost normal levels there in the past six months. Scotland and the north of England are also drought-free.
