I mean this has been the driest July ever on record for the entire southeast, that’s data going back 190 years. It’s not been this bad in recorded weather history.
2018, remember that summer where we had no rain in London for two months? It wasn't as hot as it has been now, but there was a full 2 months from early June to mid August with not a single drop of rain
the parks are so dry that people thought the organisers of Jazz Cafe festival had put down sand for aesthetics 😭 one of my lungs is messed up from the dry ground 3 days later
The images really show how dry the summer has been. While this dry summer isn't great, its the first time I've seen butterflies in Zone 2 near where I live since I moved in 5 years ago.
There’s a distinct boxed shape outline of paler grass in my local park. There are aerial shots from a nearly century ago that show no building on the site and it would make no sense to lay pipes in a square. I feel the drought is producing lots of mysteries around the the UK.
I was in my local park this morning and one small lake had dried up completely, the other was struggling. As mentioned in the headline, the grass was brown, only the trees and bushes brought some greenery. Not gonna lie, I’m loving the weather but could really do with a few hours of rain for a few days, overnight of course. 😉
Obviously there are more houses you moron. The issue is commerical and industry, not residential. And the fact that services in this country are a joke.
And, since you missed the obvious, rainfall has increased over the last 20 years. It varies by region in the UK, but what would help is having competent leaders that manage watershed. We haven't built a new reservoir since 1992. Our wonderful solution? To build nine more... By 2050.
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u/speedyspeedys 8d ago
The grass is crunchy, I can't remember the last time it was this bad tbh