According to the Guardian, the sources of the British River Thames have dried up for the first time in history due to a severe drought caused by abnormally high air temperatures.
The Rivers Trust says that after a long period of dry weather, the headwaters of the Thames in Gloucestershire have dried up, and a weak stream is now barely visible 8 km downstream.
In July, the UK suffered from a heat wave: on July 19, a temperature record of +40.3°C was set (the previous record was +38.7°C).
According to British meteorologists, the heat and drought are not going to recede yet: next week the temperature will reach +35°C, and there will be little rain.