low water

NRW said it had received reports of low water levels and dry riverbeds in some locations, as well as reports of fish in distress and algal blooms.

"Crop failure is also a major impact of drought while low water levels make navigation difficult on canals and some rivers."

In Speyside, the Scotsman newspaper reports that several whisky distilleries have shut down summer production early due to low water levels on the River Spey.

In the Amazon basin, record low water levels killed fish and put endangered dolphins more at risk as well as hitting drinking water supplies for hundreds of thousands of people.

Eastern Scotland and parts of Wales are also seeing low water levels.