2mo ago

Our drought continues but 'it's nice and sunny innit'

I swear to God people will only display a modicum of care when disaster already has happened lol

Not a single drop of rain for weeks and ground water levels are rapidly declining but people don't care because it's nice weather at least. The government can't be arsed to do something unless it's to save farmers.

And when we inevitably have to ration our shit maybe then we will notice something's off. But it's not really popular to argue against good weather, I know.

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is this the UK? how can you run out of water in the UK? HOW? where are you putting all the rain that falls? into the ocean?
if it's not the UK, disregard everything i've just said.
- Belgium
  
  that's also an incredibly rainy region. i know we've got climate change and weird weather patterns, but... people manage to survive in sicily, how can belgium run out of water?
My area is practically the opposite. We are getting so much rain we can barely get anything done. It's nice to not have to water the garden I guess but the garden can't grow if the damn sun doesn't come out. Hell, I couldn't plant anything for weeks cause it was TOO wet. I ordered almost a dozen trees to put up in our yard, cause fuck huge lawns, and they got here and I couldn't even plant them for a week because it just would not. stop. raining.
And what's maddening is I KNOW why. So I don't really say much about it, but I hear other people complain about the weather like, it's the weathers fault, or a stroke of bad luck, when we ALL FUCKING KNOW WHY. It's just everyone's so fucking scared of accepting the reality of it or even acknowledging it out of fear some dumb fuck right winger will start screaming about how climate change is fake or some stupid shit.
- We basically had that last year and because of the drastic different the soil is even more messed up as it's now basically a piece of hard, dry brick that won't suck up any water. You'd think that we'd be able to store up some reserves after such a wet year but nope.
  At least you're making a difference with the trees for the next few years. Hopefully your specific patch of garden will be less impacted or better manageable in the future.
  
  it’s now basically a piece of hard, dry brick that won’t suck up any water.
  This is our Midwestern valley clay soil yeah. Basically, high water followed by dry without a lot of organic, decomposing matter to amend it. Strips the soil of nutrients and turns it to hard clay. Then it rains more and it turns into the stickiest mud you will ever see. Then back to hard ass clay a day or two later. This is why I hate all the boomer ass lawns out here. The soil is garbage because this area used to be a natural swamp. Cut down all the trees and natural vegetation and the soil just gets sapped by the rain and turns to clay. It's the same as what happens when they strip the rainforest. I mean hell, a swamp is basically a colder climate rainforest.
  I have started collecting leaves from our yard and mulching them and expanding my garden bit by bit. My boomer dad used to just blow them all down to the edge of some woods we have. Because heaven forbid we just mow them up and let it go back into the lawn. Heaven forbid the lawn not be just a big green useless field.
  The soil in my garden is amazing now because of doing this. Soil holds moisture way better. Fuck lawns. Lol
Do your water pipe (the clean water from government that you can drink) still working or dried up ?
If your pipe not working, then you have to alert government.
For farming, let dig the well.

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