Drought
Our "green and pleasant land" is currently looking awfully brown after only 16.5mm of rain (little over half an inch) in January, 90% of which fell in 1 stormy day. Like Scotland they usually expect the wet stuff to fall out of the sky so usage is not optimized and we are already having complete watering bans and emergency measures. There will certainly be some thin sheep around soon if the rain does not pick up.
Of course the warm dry weather has been great for those of us who don't depend on the land and have no stake in a wilting garden. It has also contributed to the limited number of blog entries and new pictures on the website! And the long range forecasts suggests warm dry conditions will continue, perfect for our travels. The weather has also been very warm and humid for the area, we're used to it but you notice the lack of air conditioning we all take for granted in the US.
Our "green and pleasant land" is currently looking awfully brown after only 16.5mm of rain (little over half an inch) in January, 90% of which fell in 1 stormy day. Like Scotland they usually expect the wet stuff to fall out of the sky so usage is not optimized and we are already having complete watering bans and emergency measures. There will certainly be some thin sheep around soon if the rain does not pick up.
Of course the warm dry weather has been great for those of us who don't depend on the land and have no stake in a wilting garden. It has also contributed to the limited number of blog entries and new pictures on the website! And the long range forecasts suggests warm dry conditions will continue, perfect for our travels. The weather has also been very warm and humid for the area, we're used to it but you notice the lack of air conditioning we all take for granted in the US.
posted by Tim | 11:12 PM
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