Wow, this weather is mental. Got to be the worst summer ever. I don't like this climate change lark.
Ireland certainly seems exempt from this climate change lark. Been coming here for 45 years and the rain I’ve experienced last few days has been as consistent as ever.
No. It’s more chaotic than usual. That’s the effect of climate change.
But is it? Or are the media just highlighting as so?
Had some sun. Had some rain. Sounds like summer to me.
But look at the intensity of both. The heat is extreme, and the rain, certainly in my opinion has been torrentially more than I can recall on my 41 years on this planet.
This isn’t aimed at you, but I’ve seen a lot of tweets (as an example) of people lashing out at the weather maps being dark red, and that the media are scare mongering people with terms like global boiling. Whilst I don’t disagree Papers choose emotive language when it comes to headlines, surely people can see a change in climate globally. Just because we’ve had a month of grey skies and rain in July, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
I won’t derail the thread as I appreciate it can very quickly descend into politics etc, but my personal observation, for what it’s worth, is that we are seeing more extreme weather and the planet is getting hotter. The two are inextricably linked for me
No. It’s more chaotic than usual. That’s the effect of climate change.
But is it? Or are the media just highlighting as so?
Had some sun. Had some rain. Sounds like summer to me.
But look at the intensity of both. The heat is extreme, and the rain, certainly in my opinion has been torrentially more than I can recall on my 41 years on this planet.
This isn’t aimed at you, but I’ve seen a lot of tweets (as an example) of people lashing out at the weather maps being dark red, and that the media are scare mongering people with terms like global boiling. Whilst I don’t disagree Papers choose emotive language when it comes to headlines, surely people can see a change in climate globally. Just because we’ve had a month of grey skies and rain in July, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
I won’t derail the thread as I appreciate it can very quickly descend into politics etc, but my personal observation, for what it’s worth, is that we are seeing more extreme weather and the planet is getting hotter. The two are inextricably linked for me
Good points. But another point is this thread called 'Very heavy rain' was started in 2014.
SE Water are reviewing their hosepipe ban tomorrow, but they appear to be paving the way for a continuation, as they have said today that they want to be sure that the likelihood of a heatwave is over.
We had a very wet Spring with water supplies said to be plentiful, we had a few hot dry days in June and almost immediately SE Water were unable to supply enough water. The south east didn't have the continuous hot spell that the rest of the country experienced as there was a cold wind blowing from the east for much of the month. July was one of the wettest for a long time and August shows only a little sign of improvement. If SE Water continues with the hosepipe ban they should be stripped of their licence.
No. It’s more chaotic than usual. That’s the effect of climate change.
But is it? Or are the media just highlighting as so?
Had some sun. Had some rain. Sounds like summer to me.
But look at the intensity of both. The heat is extreme, and the rain, certainly in my opinion has been torrentially more than I can recall on my 41 years on this planet.
This isn’t aimed at you, but I’ve seen a lot of tweets (as an example) of people lashing out at the weather maps being dark red, and that the media are scare mongering people with terms like global boiling. Whilst I don’t disagree Papers choose emotive language when it comes to headlines, surely people can see a change in climate globally. Just because we’ve had a month of grey skies and rain in July, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
I won’t derail the thread as I appreciate it can very quickly descend into politics etc, but my personal observation, for what it’s worth, is that we are seeing more extreme weather and the planet is getting hotter. The two are inextricably linked for me
Good points. But another point is this thread called 'Very heavy rain' was started in 2014.
Because exactly the same was happening.
But what was thought heavy rain in 2014 was nothing worse than a light shower these days. Heavy rain now is really heavy.
No. It’s more chaotic than usual. That’s the effect of climate change.
But is it? Or are the media just highlighting as so?
Had some sun. Had some rain. Sounds like summer to me.
But look at the intensity of both. The heat is extreme, and the rain, certainly in my opinion has been torrentially more than I can recall on my 41 years on this planet.
This isn’t aimed at you, but I’ve seen a lot of tweets (as an example) of people lashing out at the weather maps being dark red, and that the media are scare mongering people with terms like global boiling. Whilst I don’t disagree Papers choose emotive language when it comes to headlines, surely people can see a change in climate globally. Just because we’ve had a month of grey skies and rain in July, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
I won’t derail the thread as I appreciate it can very quickly descend into politics etc, but my personal observation, for what it’s worth, is that we are seeing more extreme weather and the planet is getting hotter. The two are inextricably linked for me
Good points. But another point is this thread called 'Very heavy rain' was started in 2014.
Because exactly the same was happening.
But what was thought heavy rain in 2014 was nothing worse than a light shower these days. Heavy rain now is really heavy.
My own readings over 17 years confirmed the impression I had that periods of heavy rain were getting more and more frequent.
SE Water are reviewing their hosepipe ban tomorrow, but they appear to be paving the way for a continuation, as they have said today that they want to be sure that the likelihood of a heatwave is over.
We had a very wet Spring with water supplies said to be plentiful, we had a few hot dry days in June and almost immediately SE Water were unable to supply enough water. The south east didn't have the continuous hot spell that the rest of the country experienced as there was a cold wind blowing from the east for much of the month. July was one of the wettest for a long time and August shows only a little sign of improvement. If SE Water continues with the hosepipe ban they should be stripped of their licence.
Here in NW kent I recorded 55mm in July which I would call average or just above. Conversely this month is over 15mm in the first 3 days.
For me climate changes slowly but in recent years so many records have been not just broken but smashed. Rather than being beaten by a few points if a degree, maximums around the world have been surpassed by several degrees. In 2020 our spring sunshine hours were 17% greater than the previous record.
SE Water are reviewing their hosepipe ban tomorrow, but they appear to be paving the way for a continuation, as they have said today that they want to be sure that the likelihood of a heatwave is over.
We had a very wet Spring with water supplies said to be plentiful, we had a few hot dry days in June and almost immediately SE Water were unable to supply enough water. The south east didn't have the continuous hot spell that the rest of the country experienced as there was a cold wind blowing from the east for much of the month. July was one of the wettest for a long time and August shows only a little sign of improvement. If SE Water continues with the hosepipe ban they should be stripped of their licence.
Just use a watering can. The grass will recover as soon as it rains again. IMO a better way of watering anyway as one tends to focus on the plants that need it most.
This year I noticed my water butts were empty in the middle of June after the short dry spell. Over-flowing now.
Most water companies are a shambles, some slightly less so than others.
SE Water are reviewing their hosepipe ban tomorrow, but they appear to be paving the way for a continuation, as they have said today that they want to be sure that the likelihood of a heatwave is over.
We had a very wet Spring with water supplies said to be plentiful, we had a few hot dry days in June and almost immediately SE Water were unable to supply enough water. The south east didn't have the continuous hot spell that the rest of the country experienced as there was a cold wind blowing from the east for much of the month. July was one of the wettest for a long time and August shows only a little sign of improvement. If SE Water continues with the hosepipe ban they should be stripped of their licence.
Just use a watering can. The grass will recover as soon as it rains again. IMO a better way of watering anyway as one tends to focus on the plants that need it most.
This year I noticed my water butts were empty in the middle of June after the short dry spell. Over-flowing now.
Most water companies are a shambles, some slightly less so than others.
I don't actually need to use a hosepipe at the moment as it has been so wet, but it's a matter of principle, there shouldn't be a hosepipe ban when water supplies are so plentiful.
I would never water the grass anyway, but it's newer plants that I put in earlier in the year in almost certain knowledge that no hosepipe ban would be needed this year. SE Water is failing as it cannot supply the water its customers need.
SE Water are reviewing their hosepipe ban tomorrow, but they appear to be paving the way for a continuation, as they have said today that they want to be sure that the likelihood of a heatwave is over.
We had a very wet Spring with water supplies said to be plentiful, we had a few hot dry days in June and almost immediately SE Water were unable to supply enough water. The south east didn't have the continuous hot spell that the rest of the country experienced as there was a cold wind blowing from the east for much of the month. July was one of the wettest for a long time and August shows only a little sign of improvement. If SE Water continues with the hosepipe ban they should be stripped of their licence.
Just use a watering can. The grass will recover as soon as it rains again. IMO a better way of watering anyway as one tends to focus on the plants that need it most.
This year I noticed my water butts were empty in the middle of June after the short dry spell. Over-flowing now.
Most water companies are a shambles, some slightly less so than others.
I don't actually need to use a hosepipe at the moment as it has been so wet, but it's a matter of principle, there shouldn't be a hosepipe ban when water supplies are so plentiful.
I would never water the grass anyway, but it's newer plants that I put in earlier in the year in almost certain knowledge that no hosepipe ban would be needed this year. SE Water is failing as it cannot supply the water its customers need.
Water for gardens is not a need.
I think there may be a few more technicalities to revocation of a licence than some wilting petunias.
The fact that there is a hosepipe ban suggests that water supplies are not plentiful. their data and forecasts on capacity versus demand will be behind the bans, not some bloke looking out of the window.
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And then I saw the date, 9 years ago!
Wet & windy weather = climate change.
Can't win. It's just the weather innit.
Had some sun. Had some rain. Sounds like summer to me.
Because exactly the same was happening.
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Its just the Markets innit ! 😉😂
We had a very wet Spring with water supplies said to be plentiful, we had a few hot dry days in June and almost immediately SE Water were unable to supply enough water. The south east didn't have the continuous hot spell that the rest of the country experienced as there was a cold wind blowing from the east for much of the month. July was one of the wettest for a long time and August shows only a little sign of improvement. If SE Water continues with the hosepipe ban they should be stripped of their licence.
Go out in jeans and jacket because it’s pissing down, but still sweating constantly.
I would never water the grass anyway, but it's newer plants that I put in earlier in the year in almost certain knowledge that no hosepipe ban would be needed this year. SE Water is failing as it cannot supply the water its customers need.
I think there may be a few more technicalities to revocation of a licence than some wilting petunias.
The fact that there is a hosepipe ban suggests that water supplies are not plentiful. their data and forecasts on capacity versus demand will be behind the bans, not some bloke looking out of the window.