Water levels in aquifers beneath Britain are exceptionally low in some areas after months of dry weather, according to new data
We entered through Swildon's Hole to an entrance cave that in winter has a stream surging through the darkness.We followed narrow passages carved out from the limestone by flowing water over millennia.Standing in a grotto decorated with stalactites that have been created by water dripping through the rock, he told me the caves were drier than normal.
"In general things are that little bit drier, drier than we would have seen in the last few years or so," he said.What is the dry weather doing to water supplies?Eventually we made it to the first tributary, called Rolling Thunder, a stream believed to originate from rain that filters through the soil and rock above.
It can take weeks or months for water to trickle down, which normally makes so-called groundwater more resilient to periods of drought. But there wasn't much water flowing in the tributary, suggesting the prolonged dry spell was having an impact, even deep underground.with about half its drinking supply.
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