England has driest spring in over a century: comment

"The rate at which climate records are falling is relentless. 2022 saw the hottest UK day ever, with dire impacts on potato and vegetable growers. 2024 was then the wettest winter on record, following the wettest 18 month spell, ushering in one of the UK’s worst ever harvests [2]. And now farmers are having to contend with England's driest spring in over a century, that has already damaged crops, threatening another poor harvest this year [3].

“Farmers now desperately need more and better support to be able to adapt to these extremes. The outcome of the spending review in June will be pivotal to the future of UK farming and its resilience in the face of climate change. We know that climate change is already adding hundreds of pounds to shopping bills and until we reach net zero emissions, all of these extremes will continue to worsen threatening our farmers and food supplies.”