DROUGHTS in England are nothing new, despite its reputation as a rainy nation. But climate change is leading to hotter, drier summers like the current one, and summer rainfall in the country is expected to decline by roughly 15 per cent by the 2050s. This trend and the nation's growing population mean sticking-plaster solutions, such as the hosepipe bans now facing millions of people in England, aren't a long-term answer to water shortages.
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