Why coping with heavy rain in Scotland’s whisky country shows how to save water for the summer
- Written by Josie Geris, Reader in Hydrology, University of Aberdeen
After weeks of relentless rain and flooding, and even more forecast, 2025’s droughts and hosepipe bans feel like ancient history. But they shouldn’t.
The UK is increasingly caught between these wetter winters and warmer, drier summers. What if this year’s summer brings water shortages again? The seemingly endless rainfall causing...







