Summer heatwave 2018
The summer of 2018 is shaping up as one of the hottest, driest and sunniest on record in the East of England.
The summer of 2018 is shaping up as one of the hottest, driest and sunniest on record in the East of England.
The hot weather has brought a poisonous blue-green algae into some of our rivers and lakes in the East.
Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets out of the water. The algae is also harmful to humans if it is swallowed.
The algae has been spotted in parts of the Norfolk Broads and at Alton Water near Ipswich where a water park has had to be closed.
In hot dry weather there is an increased risk of blue-green algal blooms occurring in our rivers, streams & lakes.… https://t.co/oSoVggS4M1
It has been the driest June and July in the Anglia region since 1921 and the second hottest July on record.
The Environment Agency is warning that the recent heatwave has caused oxygen levels to drop in rivers- leaving many fish dead.
As temperatures touched close to 35°C in the Anglia region on Friday, thunderstorms in many areas brought the drought to a crashing end.