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Histon, north of Cambridge, is officially the driest spot in the UK, with rainfall plummeting to just 196.4mm since January—less than half of last year’s total. Residents are embracing a “Mediterranean lifestyle,” slowing down, gardening smarter, and conserving water as the duck pond dries up and gardens wilt. Even the pub’s thirsty patrons can’t save the parched lawns. Cambridge’s botanic garden is shifting focus to drought-resistant crops, while scientists scramble to find resilient crop traits as the UK braces for longer, hotter, drier summers.

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