英国政府警告当前干旱将对野生动物造成多年影响

英国政府表示，英格兰和威尔士正经历的严重干旱将在未来数年对野生动物种群和生态系统产生持久影响。1今年夏季创造了自1836年以来最干旱的7月记录，高温天气导致用水需求增加至多30%。1英国水库储存量目前较年平均水平低19.7%。1

英国环保署主席托尼·格雷林表示，"干旱对野生动物种群和生态系统的影响将持续多年"。1为了在明年春季前解除干旱状态，未来七个月需要达到平均降雨量的120%。1今年迄今已记录349起环境事件，较2025年同期的321起有所增加。1

England and Wales have recorded their driest July since 1836, with the UK government cautioning that the prolonged drought will have lasting consequences for wildlife populations and ecosystems 1. The extreme heat has driven water demand up by as much as 30 percent, intensifying pressure on supplies across the affected regions 1.

Current reservoir storage in England and Wales stands 19.7 percent below the annual average, underscoring the severity of the water shortage 1. The Environment Agency has determined that the drought will not be resolved by spring of next year unless the region receives 120 percent of average rainfall over the next seven months 1. Environmental incidents recorded this year have already reached 349, exceeding the 321 incidents documented in the previous year 1. According to Environment Agency Chair Tony Grayling, "the impact of the drought on wildlife populations and ecosystems will persist for many years to come" 1.