Here in Surrey I have had just 2mm of rain in the past 8 days and the ground
is in great need of water.
I have calculated that since November 1st there is a deficit of rainfall in
my area amounting to around 800 tons per acre or nearly 800,000 gallons or
about 3.5 million litres.
This is worrying as over the past 30 years July has become the driest month
certainly at my station from being the second wettest in the early part of
the 20th century. A dry summer could be very serious for the Southeast.
It is interesting that in spite of all the development and building that has
gone on across the relatively small British Isles from Domes, Wheels,
skyscrapers, sports stadiums, shopping precincts, marinas, mighty bridges,
vast housing estates, motorways and by passes, not to mention airports etc
etc the ability to transport water from the frequently wet hills and
mountains of the west and north of Britain to the often arid and
increasingly urban Southeast seems beyond the capability of engineers or the
will of politicians.

Ian Currie-Coulsdon
www.Frostedearth.com




" Jill." wrote in message
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What on earth happened to it?
Its nissing it down up here and hasn't stopped to draw breath since June
started.
When are we going to get some even warm weather? - hey we ain't greedy up
here.

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regards
Jill Bowis

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