England ‘needs seven months of rain to end drought’ after record-breaking summer

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Dry, parched Wimbledon Common in southwest London, on September 5, 2026. (Photo by Amer Ghazzal/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Parched Wimbledon Common at the height of the summer drought (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

It will take seven months of above-average rainfall to get affected parts of England out of drought conditions, according to new research.

Almost three-quarters of the country remain in drought following the UK’s hottest summer ever, in which some areas went weeks without a drop of Read Entire Article