The UK is getting drier. Could reusing greywater help?
Experts say the average Briton uses too much water per day and societal change needs to start today to tackle looming water crisisWater shortages are no longer a distant threat. By 2055, in England alone, the public will face a shortfall of 5bn litres a day – a shortfall of such immensity it will require societal and cultural change, which experts argue needs to start today.Scientists have long predicted that the UK would not be immune to climate change-induced extreme weather. The evidence is all too clear now that our traditionally grey, mild and wet European island – which this weekend experienced a heatwave made 100 times more likely by climate breakdown – is already in the midst of a water crisis that will only worsen in years to come. Continue reading...
Experts say the average Briton uses too much water per day and societal change needs to start today to tackle looming water crisis
Water shortages are no longer a distant threat. By 2055, in England alone, the public will face a shortfall of 5bn litres a day – a shortfall of such immensity it will require societal and cultural change, which experts argue needs to start today.
Scientists have long predicted that the UK would not be immune to climate change-induced extreme weather. The evidence is all too clear now that our traditionally grey, mild and wet European island – which this weekend experienced a heatwave made 100 times more likely by climate breakdown – is already in the midst of a water crisis that will only worsen in years to come. Continue reading...
