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to protect themselves from too much water loss. Likewise, when it is wet they can open their stomata to allow more CO 2 in to aid growth. Figure 1 shows this flow of water and CO 2 through a plant and how it can affect rainfall and the flow of water into rivers. Evapotranspiration Plant water uptake
the south coast of England to the north coast of Scotland – in a single day”. The previous record was 29.8mm on 25 August 1986. At 7.4 cubic kilometres, Loch Ness is the largest lake in the United Kingdom by volume. Pic: Shutterstock. Generally, the start to October (1-13th) has been very wet
, will increase crop water stress, drought frequency and intensity, and contribute to greater risk of harvest failures and production shortfalls. • Shorter growing seasons are expected in many areas. This will be especially acute for vulnerable agricultural systems that experience high temperatures
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