Hell or High Water

This time, however, Britain is not alone. Spain is rationing water amid its worst drought for 60 years, draining public swimming pools. Portugal’s crops are so badly hit it has applied for EU food assistance. Severe droughts are hitting countries from Cuba to Cambodia to Australia.

It is too early to tell whether the dwindling rainfall reflects genuine climate change or just a seasonal blip, but it certainly fits the global warming pattern. And with scientists forecasting still drier summers in future, the race now is to stop drought becoming a permanent feature of British life.
The Observer