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Farmers have reported their summer crops are taking a beating because of a lack of rain. Dry conditions have not only impacted traditional summer harvests but sent thirsty feral chickens and rodents scavenging into the fields, according to Carlos Ama...

A welcome cloudburst hit the East End yesterday, breaking the summer’s prolonged dry spell for St George’s residents. The downpour came during a parched summer, with the Bermuda Weather Service highlighting July as the island’s driest since 1984 – wi...

Last month was the driest July in almost 40 years, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. The BWS recorded less than one inch of rainfall – 0.97in – over the course of the month, which made July the driest month since 1984 when 0.9in was recorded ...

Soon Bermuda will know exactly what ends up in house tanks as improvements are planned for the island’s rooftop rain collection method. Tariq Smith, an environmental scientist and water engineer, last week told Hamilton Rotary Club about what goes in...

The island’s water production plants cannot meet current demand, MPs were told on Friday. David Burch, the public works minister, said water access was being restricted because rainfall was 34 per cent lower than the average for May and June. Just 6...

Thirsty locals were eyeing yesterday’s grey skies in hope of relief, with the island now “across the threshold into drought”, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. “Things out there are just terrible,” farmer Roger Pacheco said, after harvesting ...

We’ve all, by now, seen the effects of the lack of rainfall we’ve had this year. If you haven’t already faced an empty tank, you know someone else who has, and probably have the number of a water truck nearby. Growing up in Bermuda, we are made aware...

Crops are drying out and water truckers are struggling to meet demand as the Islands streak of dry weather continues. According to the Bermuda Weather Service, the Island has so far recorded only 13.56in of rain as of Sunday, well below the usual yea...

A dry spring has led to an increasing demand on water delivery services, but water truckers have been stalled by closures at Government water depots. According to one trucker, Government water depots were closed four of the past six days, and while a...

A dry spring has led to an increasing demand on water delivery services, but water truckers have been stalled by closures at Government water depots. According to one trucker, Government water depots were closed four of the past six days, and while a...