summer. this is going to be a regular occurrence for the climate crisis regular occurrence for the climate crisis every regular occurrence for the climate crisis every single summer in this should crisis every single summer in this should become business as usual. with no should become business as usual. with no significant rainfall forecast for a month, it is impossible to say how much these restrictions will last. but if you are caught ignoring the band, you could face a maximum penalty of £10,000. ban. i m nowjoined by professor kevin hiscock, who is a hydrologist from the university of east anglia. just in terms of the basics of a hose pipe ban, is thisjust an inevitable part of summer now, that we re just going to keep seeing? climate projections are for increased breaks in the future, perhaps more frequent summer but we do need to adapt to the way we think about our water use during these
congratulations to her. lots to get through, good evening to you both. the hose pipe ban is where we re going to start. it s an interesting story that a lot of people wouldn t particularly have heard of. the headline there, water plants that could prevent hose pipe ban mothballed. ban mothballed. that s right. i think this is ban mothballed. that s right. i think this is the ban mothballed. that s right. i think this is the kind ban mothballed. that s right. i think this is the kind of - ban mothballed. that s right. i think this is the kind of story l ban mothballed. that s right. i. think this is the kind of story that most people wouldn t pay much attention to, but as we can see, this is the big story of tomorrow. so this story on the telegraph is actually very topical. it s talking about how a £250 million plant which thames waters has been supposedly building since 2010 has been quietly shelved. this was meant to be a desalination
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periods and the dry course does take a while to build and we are seeing a dry summer now but also months of previous tri weather and so, let s hope we get some rain soon and it continues like this through next week so next summer, it will be even more serious. i think it s good to have a hose pipe ban at this point. more frequent fact of life in the future and of climate change. given that, is future and of climate change. given that. is there future and of climate change. given that, is there more future and of climate change. given that, is there more that future and of climate change. given that, is there more that individual households could and should be doing in order to try to be more thoughtful about water use or is it bigger than one individual household? how do you view it? i think economic of savings in water use. use about hundred a0 l per day with the water metre and it s more like 113 l per day. water metres more widely can help with her behaviour to reduce her usa
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