Aug 6, 2026 – 10.45amLondon | Britain’s famed dairy industry, home to Cornish clotted cream and Cheddar cheese, is emerging as one of the biggest casualties of Europe’s hotter-than-Hades summer.As wildfires on the Continent continue to flare, authorities have declared more than half of England, including London, in drought, amid record temperatures. Images emerged this week of parched farmland typical of Australia’s outback, but almost unheard of in normally green England.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
England starts to resemble outback in Europe’s devastating furnace
Britain’s farmers are among the hardest hit by drought conditions, with photos emerging of parched fields that are more akin to remote Australia.
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