Drought Is Declared in Parts of a Hot, Dry Britain

“We have had significant droughts in the past, but this summer has been exceptionally dry,” said Dr. Gemma Coxon, a hydrology expert at the University of Bristol. “The main driver has been climate change,” she said, adding that the increasingly dry summer months coupled with record rainfall in winters could heighten the risk of major flooding in the country.

Severe deluges have occurred frequently in Britain in the past decade and a half, with…