Driest July in England since 1935 - Met Office

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The Met Office said that England had its driest July in 75 years.

It was the driest July in central and south-eastern England since records began in 1836.

Low river levels have a serious impact on farmland, nature and wildlife.

There may be restrictions on household water use.

South-eastern and central England received an average of just 5mm of rain. England had an average of 23.0%.

It was the 19th lowest total in July since 1836 and the UK had more rain than any other country. It fell more in the north.

Southern Water customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be the first to experience a hosepipe ban.

Customers will not be able to fill paddling pools or use hosepipes to water gardens.

The farmers are worried about the dry weather. Farmers say they have been forced to harvest earlier because of the lack of rain.

Birds and bumblebees are not adapted to warm, dry conditions in England.

The January to June of 1976, when the current dry conditions began, was the driest January to June since 1976.

There were multiple fires in England and Wales last month due to the lack of rain and warm weather.

According to leading climate scientists, the extreme heat would not have been possible without human-caused climate change.

Humans started pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere 200 years ago, and the world has warmed by 1.1C.

Scientists say that heat waves and dry spells will become more common in England.

Scientists and environmentalists agree that the world needs to quickly cut greenhouse gases emissions.