Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University The average rainfall for the first two weeks of July in England was 6mm, while only 15mm fell throughout all of June, according to the UK’s Environment Agency. To give some idea of how low this is, the definition of a desert is a place with an average rainfall of 21mm per month. The Met Office recently illustrated the effect of this drought on the UK with satellite images showing an average color change from green to brown over the course of 12 weeks, as the lack of rain caused plants to wilt. High altitude…

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