In the UK, the ruins of a village flooded in the early twentieth century amid drought were discovered, the publication reported. LADBible on Saturday, August 27th.
It is noted that the houses were flooded for decades, this village is located near a reservoir in North Yorkshire.
Approximately 1,250 people lived in the village, but local authorities decided to flood the village, the newspaper noted.
As she wrote “Newspaper.Ru”, local resident Nicola Barningham was the first to notice the ruins while walking. It is reported that the last time the British saw flooded houses was in the dry summer of 1995.
On August 19, a drought was declared in southwest Wales after a prolonged heat wave. The Welsh Natural Resources Agency has urged Britons to be mindful of pressure on water resources and use water wisely.
On August 11, The Times newspaper noted that the heat wave in Britain could affect the growth of the excess death rate.
On August 4, in the UK, the source of the Thames dried up for the first time in history. Rob Collins, director of policy and science for the conservation organization Rivers Trust, stressed that amid climate change, the frequency and severity of droughts and water shortages will only increase.
As noted on the website of the European Union Earth Observation Program Copernicus, July of this year was one of the hottest in Europe on record. Temperature records have been broken, in particular, in France, Portugal, Ireland, Sweden and the UK.
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