UK drought exposes fragile food system, researcher warns

Right now, a big part of England is having a drought, which means there is not enough rain and the ground is very dry.

This is bad for farmers who grow our food.

The article says that when the weather is bad, our food can become more expensive or hard to find in shops.

That is because the UK grows only some of its own food, and most fruit comes from other countries.

The UK also has many old greenhouses, which are special glass houses where plants grow, and many of them no longer work as well.

A scientist named Sven Batke thinks we should keep a special score, like a health check, for our food system.

This score would combine many different clues, like how much food we grow ourselves and how old our farm buildings are.

It would help us know if our food supply is getting stronger or weaker.

That way, we can fix problems before they become big, like empty shelves in the supermarket.