Bad Weather Costs Rural Areas

Despite the UK hosting the Olympic Games the bad weather experienced during the summer is believed to have cost rural businesses at least £1 billion. The wettest summer for 100 years meant that less people visited stately homes, campsites and other outdoor attractions. The wet weather has also reduced many crop yields, increased the amount needed to be spent on feed and damaged the hooves of many cattle.

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