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Helen Wakeham
Executive
Director of water at the Environment Agency and chair of the National Drought Group.
Notable Quotes
"The hot and dry weather means we are currently using water faster than nature can replenish it."View Story →
"Drought recovery is a very long process and only over once reservoirs, rivers and groundwater supplies are back to normal."View Story →
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