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Wales and South West England probably seen fewer showers this afternoon and probably more sunshine. A few light showers coming and going in Northern Ireland and frequent showers in northern scotland today. A cool day, temperatures below par for the time of year. Showers keep going tonight across North East Scotland and england with temperatures between 11 and 14. Tomorrow we do it all again. Another showery day. Most starting on a dry note with sunshine and showers getting going in the afternoon. They will favour Eastern England because here we have a Convergence Zone with wind being bashed to...

>> good morning everybody. i'm pleased to call this senate agriculture subcommittee on conservation, climate, forestry and natural resources to order. i'm also grateful to ranking member martial honest partnership on organizing this hearing on water resilience. i know he shares my concern about the drought the west faces, especially relating to the declining water levels in the -- hour purpose this morning simple, to sound the alarm about the water crisis in the american west. the west has not been this dry in 1200 years, 1200 years. if we don't get our act together here it will not ...

in 1200 years, 1200 years. if we don't get our act together here it will not only put our western agriculture at risk but the american west as we know it. my state sits at the headwaters of the colorado river which starts as snow in the rockies before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea of cortez. the colorado river basin is the lifeblood of the american southwest, it provides the drinking water for 40 million people. that's across seven states and 30 current. it arrogates 5 million acres of agricultural land. it undermines the west 26 billion dollar outdoor recreation and tourism e...

being effected by a growing water shortage and what conditioning can do it address the issue. this from a senate agriculture committee runs one hour and 45 minutes. >> good morning, i'm pleased it call this subcommittee competing on conservation climate forestry and natural resources and grateful the ranking member marshall for his partnership in organizing the hearing on with respect water reulgts. i know he shares my concern about the unprecedented drought the west faces as it is relates it declining water levels in the aquifer. spourp simple. to sound the locker room about the wat...

[inaudible conversations] >> good morning everybody. i'm pleased to call the subcommittee meeting on conservation climate, forestry and natural resourcesli to order and i'm also grateful to ranking member marshall for his partnership in organizing today's hearing on western water resilience. i know he shares my concerns about the unprecedented drought the west faces especially as it relates to the declining water levels in the ogle la la aquifer. our purpose this morning is simple, to sound the alarm about the water crisis in the americn west. the west has not been i this dry in 1200...