While the rest of the UK suffered severe flooding in the early summer of last year, the Western Isles had only one-fifth of its normal rainfall.
Now the lack of downpours has been partly blamed for a major fish farming company's decision to cut jobs in the area.
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), which also blamed delays in planning consents, announced that it is reviewing its harvesting and processing requirements and expects to implement job cuts by spring this year.
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