Parts of southern, central and eastern England are now in drought status, as a major heatwave causes havoc across Europe.
Yorkshire water announced this week a hosepipe ban would begin on August 26, forbidding customers from using hoses to water gardens, wash cars or fill up paddling pools.
The company, which services about 2.3 million households and 130,000 business customers across northern England and parts of the Midlands, was the latest regional water firm to announce usage restrictions.Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people around London, has said it is also planning restrictions.Flames consume trees in Saint Magne, south of Bordeaux, on Wednesday.
New satellite data released by the European Union's Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service showed the fires in the Gironde region unleashed nearly 1 million metric tonnes of carbon from June to August. The only year that has come close to this summer's record for France is 2003 — coincidentally the same year that satellite monitoring began.
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