Droughtcast #2 (17/07/23)

Droughtcast returns for another rapid rundown of all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales.

 

Timestamps

 

1:26 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on June's and July's weather and what it could mean going forward

 

8:15 - Drought Co-ordinator for Natural Resources Wales, Tracey Dunford, discusses Wales' current prolonged dry weather status and consequences for the environment 

 

11:46 - CCW's Head of Evidence and Insights, Hannah Bradley, digs into some of CCW's research on  what the public actually thinks about hosepipe bans 

 

Email any question you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

 

Show notes 

 

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