"Across the country, rainfall over April was 23 per cent below average, Met Office figures show. The lack of rainfall means soil moisture deficits are now being felt across the country, but most acutely in the South and East, while "monthly mean river flow decreased at all ind"
The Independent describes its role in covering developing issues across reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, emphasizing fact-checking and broad public access without paywalls. It states that donations fund journalists who speak to multiple sides and maintain reporting across the political spectrum. The provided climate content warns that an unusually dry start to spring has reduced river flow, groundwater, and reservoir storage below normal levels across much of the country, especially central and southern England. An official hydrological outlook forecasts below-normal to notably low river flows across central and southern England for the rest of the month, potentially continuing into July. April is identified as the second consecutive dry month, with rainfall 23% below average nationally and the driest April since 2011 in east and south-east England.
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