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Climate Change transforming British wine
The average temperature in Sussex is a degree warmer than it was for most of the 20th century, with practical implications for the region’s vineyards. However, anyone who thinks that climate change will provide a simple good news story for English wine-lovers may be deluding themselves. In England, depending on what happens to the gulf [...]
Continue reading...Why was March 2013 so cold?
18. April 2013
It is really wonderful to feel the warmth of the sun again even if it is now very windy. Magnolias, daffodils, tulips and other beautiful spring delights are sprouting all over the country bringing some much needed colour into our gardens after months of cold and grey days. UK gardeners are used to every type [...]
Continue reading...Chelsea Flower Show hit by cold snap
8. April 2013
Next month’s Chelsea Flower Show, which marks its 100th anniversary and as usual sold out months ago, is only six weeks away. Hard to imagine that May is also just 22 days away when you look out the window and see the state of most gardens and the temperatures on the weather forecast every night. [...]
Continue reading...Coldest Easter but spring arrives next Sunday
1. April 2013
The UK just experienced the coldest Easter Sunday for more than 50 years, with overnight temperatures dipping to below -12C in Scotland. The Met Office confirmed it had registered a temperature of -12.5 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, in the Scottish Highlands. With modern records dating back to 1960, Sunday’s freezing weather beat the previous record of -9.8, set in 1986. [...]
Continue reading...Snow in a warming world?
10. February 2013
As the UK and USA experience more winter snow its important to understand that this is linked to our changing climate. http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2013/02/blizzard-climate-connection This has serious consequences for our planet, especially the hardiness of many plants which are increasingly being challenged http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone
Continue reading...Met Office and weird weather effects on gardens
18. January 2013
Waking up to snow this morning in South East England and reading yesterday that Sydney experienced its hottest day on record with temperatures reaching nearly 46C . Surely this proves that our weather is seriously shifting as a result of climate change? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21072347 http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/ Read what predictions the Met Office are making about the effect [...]
Continue reading...Is our weather getting worse?
5. January 2013
2012 was the second wettest year on record in the UK and the wettest ever in England according to the Met Office. The downpours that caused more than 8,000 UK homes and businesses to suffer flooding led to a total of 1,330.7mm of rain for the year, just 6.6mm short of the wettest UK year recorded in 2000 (1337.3mm). [...]
Continue reading...Kew Gardens closure
24. September 2012
Kew Gardens has issued a closure notice on their website: “The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for London and the South East predicting heavy rain and winds gusting 50-55mph. As a precaution, Kew Gardens will not be open to the public today. We apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment this may cause.” http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/index.htm [...]
Continue reading...Extreme weather now normal
19. September 2012
climate change and weather extremes are not about a distant future. Formerly one-off extreme weather episodes seem to be becoming the new normal. Weather extremes are not that extreme any more. Heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires are the new reality of an ever warming world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/19/extreme-weather-new-normal-climate-change
Continue reading...Wettest June since 1910
2. July 2012
Provisional Met Office figures for June show double the average amount of rain has fallen, making it the wettest June since records began in 1910. June was also the second dullest on record with 119.2 hours of sunshine – the record of 115.4 hours was in 1987. Total UK rainfall was 145.3mm – more than [...]
Continue reading...Gardening in a Changing Climate Survey
The Royal Horticultural Society and the University of Reading have launched a survey on gardening and climate change and are asking members of the public to share their view on climate change and its impact on their choices and plans in the garden.
Please take the gardening in a changing climate survey
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