Are you thinking the current hose pipe ban does not make sense with all the rain that has fallen in the UK over the past week?
Read the BBC summary below to fully understand the long term implications of drought. According to the Environment Agency, droughts of 12- 18 months are going to become more frequent as climate change and population growth increase the pressure on water availability.
“Current climate change projections for the UK suggest that by the 2050s, under the medium emissions scenario, summer temperatures may increase and summer rainfall may decrease.Short-duration droughts (12-18 months) are likely to be more frequent, and droughts like 1976 more common.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17731573
This post was written by:
Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
Writing this blog is my passion and it has evolved over 12 years to inspire engagement with climate change outside our back doors, in our personal gardens and green spaces.
My mission is to fertilise and expand this platform to grow a community of global gardeners communicating about the effects of climate change on our plants and exploring how each individual can make small changes in our lives to become more sustainable.
The future of our gardens and #OurPlanet is in our hands - please plant your own seeds for our collective sustainable future.
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Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Climate Change, UK Climate Change