UK's year of drought and flooding unprecedented, experts say [1]
The Guardian - Adam Vaughan, 10/18/12
The scale of drought recovery in 2012 has 'not been seen before', says Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bans on water use were put in place for large parts of England during spring 2012. Photograph: Alamy
The dramatic switch from drought and hosepipe bans in England [2] this spring to the wettest April to June ever and widespread flooding [3] was of a magnitude never seen before, water [4] experts said on Thursday.
While water supplies have made "dramatic" recoveries from droughts before, such as in 1975-76, "sustained recoveries of this magnitude during the late spring and summer have not been seen before," said Terry Marsh, from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) [5].
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