Could this be the time to start doing rain dances? After weeks of clear skies, warm sunshine and barely a drop of rain in many places, gardeners and farmers are looking at ground that is rock hard and plants desperate for water. And this dry spell has lasted more than only a few weeks — there has been a shortage of rain since the beginning of January in many areas.
March was particularly dry and April was warm as well as lacking rain, and with trees coming into leaf that has left soils dry, many rivers running low and water supplies in some regions beginning to drop. However, not everywhere has been dry — Northern Ireland, parts of Wales and southwest England have had significantly
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