View of Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 5The headwaters of the British Thames have dried up for the first time in history as a result of a drought caused by abnormally high temperatures, the Guardian reports. now only barely visible more than five miles (8 kilometers) downstream,» Rob Collins, director of science at the environmental organization Rivers Trust, told the publication. In July, the UK faced a heat wave. The temperature on July 19 broke the previous record of 38.7 degrees and reached 40.3 degrees. On Thursday, August 4, the meteorological office said that hot and dry weather is not going to give ground: little rain is predicted next week, and temperatures could rise to 35 degrees.
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