4th August: Loch Ness struggles with Scotland’s shifting climate

Around Scotland’s Loch Ness, famous for hosting a mythical monster in its murky depths, another prolonged dry spell earlier this year has heightened fears of a different kind.

The drier than usual start to 2023, alongside other gradual climate shifts, is having implications for everything from native wildlife and species—including Scotland’s famous salmon population—to farming and power production.

“Water is becoming a commodity that’s becoming scarce in this part of the world,” salmon fisherman Brian Shaw told AFP during a visit early last month, as Scotland reeled from its hottest June on record.

“Everybody’s looking to use the water for their own needs.”