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[tobyjugg2]

Of course, that headline should be

'Met offive issues ANOTHER extreme heat warning

 

 

Extreme heat warning issued

WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK

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The Met Office has issued an Amber Extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to build through the week.

 

 

While the Br-Express has searched high and low dor a siye anyhow, anywhere to half? Quarter? implausible deniability excuse the following

 

UK weather: Brits brace for mid-August downpours just days after drought warning | Weather | News | Express.co.uk

WWW.EXPRESS.CO.UK

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BRITS look set to brace for mid-August downpours just days after the Environment Agency warned parts of England could face droughts, a...

 

 

Only linked that for posterity

 

[tobyjugg2]

On 28/07/2022 at 10:16, tobyjugg2 said:

The basics. Needs viewing to understand the truly scary stats and predictions (which aren't solid by any means and I sincerely hope are wrong and just blips) that are developing regarding the upcoming 2025 solar maximum.

 

 

 

 

 

Sun & climate: moving in opposite directions

SKEPTICALSCIENCE.COM

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<p>In the last 35 years of global warming, the sun has shown a slight cooling trend. Sun and climate have been going in opposite directions.</p>

 

 

 

and those 'blips are now waaaay beyond anything we were expecting - and the divergence is growing ... dramatically

 

see these graphs previously linked, showing divergences as if our sun MAY be returning to higher output rather than exceptional lows - and the truly frightening consequences of that.The current heat waves would be mild in comparison.

 

 

Solar Cycle Progression | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

WWW.SWPC.NOAA.GOV

Lets hope its 'just' and extended blip, or at worst

 

 

 

Sun's Upcoming Peak of Sunspot and Solar Flare Activity Could Set Records

WWW.CNET.COM

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The current 11-year solar cycle was supposed to reach a mellow peak of activity in coming years, but NASA now says the prediction may have...

 

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

22 hours ago, tobyjugg2 said:

 

While the Br-Express has searched high and low

 

UK weather: Brits brace for mid-August downpours just days after drought warning | Weather | News | Express.co.uk

WWW.EXPRESS.CO.UK

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BRITS look set to brace for mid-August downpours just days after the Environment Agency warned parts of England could face droughts, a...

 

 

Only linked that for posterity

 

 

Well that didnt take long

 

Hosepipe warning: Heatwave could see ban last MONTHS with no 'meaningful rainfall' | UK | News | Express.co.uk

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HOSEPIPE bans may last all the way until October as no "meaningful rainfall" is predicted to fall as a "level three" heat wave sweeps the country.

 

 

What sort of clueless brainless numpties give any credence whatsoever to that rag as anything other than as a prime example of Brexit bull manure 'mental-ity

?

 

[tobyjugg2]

LOL

Quite literally as displayed by the BrExpress

 

 

Edited August 10, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[theoldrouge]

5 hours ago, tobyjugg2 said:

 

Well that didnt take long

 

Hosepipe warning: Heatwave could see ban last MONTHS with no 'meaningful rainfall' | UK | News | Express.co.uk

WWW.EXPRESS.CO.UK

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HOSEPIPE bans may last all the way until October as no "meaningful rainfall" is predicted to fall as a "level three" heat wave sweeps the country.

 

 

What sort of clueless brainless numpties give any credence whatsoever to that rag as anything other than as a prime example of Brexit bull manure 'mental-ity

?

 

Never read it myself, but then no reason to read the Other useless rag The Gaurdian  either 

[tobyjugg2]

Ah, you got the Farage quotes from a different source then ?

[honeybee13]

This article makes sad reading. Someone has to start forward planning.

 

The Observer view on the woeful state of England’s water industry | Observer editorial | The Guardian

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The response to the drought shows how underinvestment has left us without the infrastructure to cope with climate crisis

 

[tobyjugg2]

and all that flood water that went to waste not that much more than 10 minutes ago ...

[honeybee13]

I know. I've never understood why flood water or excess rainwater can't be harvested in some way rather than just go down drains and out to sea or wherever.

 

Also, this week I found myself agreeing with George Eustice which could be a first, on why there isn't a national grid for water for regions with surplus water to send it to other regions with problems. I freely admit I don't know how it could be done, although I've seen the canal system mentioned in the past, but it has to be worth considering.

[tobyjugg2]

Canals of Mars ...

 

We'll be seeing it all again shortly if the brief flash downpours hit Southern England

There wont be that much rain, but it wont take much given the hard packed dry earth, it will all just evaporate at first, then run off in brief flash floods.

Then almost immediately bone dry again.

[tobyjugg2]

Here in the Eastern Mid-lands

 

Yesterday was 28 degrees in the shade in the afternoon

Day before that (sat) was mid 30's in shade

Today at 10AM its already 24/25 on the cooler shaded side of the house with a 'cooler morning breeze missing on prior days

[tobyjugg2]

16 hours ago, honeybee13 said:

I know. I've never understood why flood water or excess rainwater can't be harvested in some way rather than just go down drains and out to sea or wherever.

 

Also, this week I found myself agreeing with George Eustice which could be a first, on why there isn't a national grid for water for regions with surplus water to send it to other regions with problems. I freely admit I don't know how it could be done, although I've seen the canal system mentioned in the past, but it has to be worth considering.

 

 

They are doing some work in the areas of piping water from wetter places to Tunbridge wells and surrounding ..

 

But consider that the vast majority of modern house building seems to be tiny slabbed over plots with no water absorption capabilities - hence massive runnoff build-ups in even small downpours.

 

[tobyjugg2]

You'd think it would be more efficient to routs excess water from local rivers into local aquifers which are apparently under major strain

but I haven't investigated that at all

- but we'd just be filling them up with poo encrusted water from the water (protect our dividends) debt mountain companies wouldn't we

- - - mind you isnt that a bonus for farming use?

 

then again, if fracking gets gets the go ahead theres no point as they will be poisoned

... ah but fracking wont be allowed around Tunbridge Wells will it .. so ...

 

Lots of angles to thing about.

[theoldrouge]

8 hours ago, tobyjugg2 said:

Here in the Eastern Mid-lands

 

Yesterday was 28 degrees in the shade in the afternoon

Day before that (sat) was mid 30's in shade

Today at 10AM its already 24/25 on the cooler shaded side of the house with a 'cooler morning breeze missing on prior days

Ah the joys of summer 

What a surprise it being August 

Never mind saves one of those trips to the Canaries 

[tobyjugg2]

Have to start referring to it as the middle eastern-lands

 

It has been almost as hot as a stint i spent in the middle east on a power project 25 years ago

Not quite as dry - yet, but the high 30's approached it, and the sheer harshness of the sun felt very similar

Dread to think what its like in the middle east now, I know in parts of Australia the situation has been dire, even for those familiar with what used to be called extremes.

[tobyjugg2]

Dunno what you are all experiencing, but we've had a few hours of 'normal summer steady drizzle

,, exactly what is needed at this stage

Enough to dampen everything and soak in without flash floods

 

BUT

Keep an eye on this. There are two prediction models for Sols sunspot/output, and the older one was somewhat lacking

The new one (already linked) is predicting something very different and very dangerous to us, and the data so far is supporting the new prediction model.

 

SILSO | World Data Center for the production, preservation and dissemination of the international sunspot number

WWW.SIDC.BE

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World Data Center for the production, preservation and dissemination of the international sunspot number.

 

[honeybee13]

From the Good Law Project.

 

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

see also (aka look from different angles)

 

Government confirms that Cornwall firm is not getting £70bn after confusion over contract - Cornwall Live

WWW.CORNWALLLIVE.COM

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The Place Group has won a tender to support Net Zero green projects to the tune of £70bn

 

[honeybee13]

I read that at the time, hadn't realised the two were connected. It's a huge amount of money for a small firm to be dealing with and the transparency thing - lack of it, I mean - is very worrying.

[honeybee13]

I really hope this works out.

 

Londoners plan to create first new wild swimming ponds in 250 years | Swimming | The Guardian

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East London group hopes to raise enough money to turn concrete wasteland by River Lea into a ‘brownfield rainforest’

 

[theoldrouge]

On 19/08/2022 at 07:19, honeybee13 said:

From the Good Law Project.

 

 

 

Thought the fox clubber had been  warned by the courts to keep his nose out where it wasn’t wanted 

[theoldrouge]

At last people are starting to realise 

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/net-zero-groupthink-got-us-into-this-mess-2hps23d5d

[tobyjugg2]

Its a simple fact that If we had moved quicker to a zero carbon renewable energy hydrogen economy

 

* We wouldn't be in this energy price mess

* We would have skills and industry exportable to the world

* We wouldn't be adding to the Worlds carbon problem

 

Its not surprising that Hydrocarbon gas prices that are 'fueling the war on net zero by the invested and their perhaps clueless cheerleaders.  

[honeybee13]

It seems to me that politicians, having largely ignored the problem, are using short term solutions to a long term problem. The UK and Europe need to wean themselves off reliance on Russia and ideally any other country for energy requirements. I can't see a long term solution other than renewables for self-sufficiency and they also lower pollution.

[tobyjugg2]

Short term solutions?

Seems to me they are digging us into a very shallow WW1 type trench while the bombs fall

 

Heres a very apt metaphor:

We need to make the leap from a spoilt childhood feeding of the mothers oil and shitting in our own pants, into an adulthood where we create our own energy, pay our dues, clean the home and look after our mother.

 

Edited August 21, 2022 by tobyjugg2