{"id":4458,"date":"2016-10-19T08:19:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T08:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2019-08-27T15:18:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:18:58","slug":"is-the-risk-of-drought-in-the-uk-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/is-the-risk-of-drought-in-the-uk-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the risk of drought in the UK growing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of queuing up in the street for water in the heat of summer might conjure up images of third world countries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.water.org.uk\/news-item\/latest-news-blog-events-research-shows-more-action-needed-to-protect-against-growing-drought-risk\/\">New data<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has predicted that this, with a 20% chance, could be necessary in London in as little as 25 years.<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New research by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.water.org.uk\">Water UK<\/a>\u00a0shows that<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the growing population, along with\u00a0climate change and various\u00a0other factors, is\u00a0likely to impact the UK\u2019s water supplies. 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