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Help with what? This data is from the UK. They traditionally have to deal mostly with too much rain as far as I know.

seanhandley 4y ago
Yes… But think about, say, farming. Too much rain (or not enough) at the wrong time of year can devastate crops. Seeing variations on rainfall month by month show how seasonal patterns in the UK are changing. Droughts and floods are the real issue here.
smcl 4y ago
You'd think so, but parts of England institute a "hosepipe ban" in dryer summers to reduce water usage - effectively saying "you can't water your garden or clean your car for 1 month" or something. I imagine they're just being overly cautious though because, as you said, it does rain pretty frequently in the UK overall.
- pbhjpbhj 4y ago
  It's cheaper for water companies to institute bans than to fix leaks and build capacity. Why waste potential profit! So what if lawns die, farms/gardens lose produce, it's not like the water companies need to care -- what you going to do harvest your own (you're not allowed!). Same with sewage, they don't bother building the capacity, just pay off the Tories and they allow it to be pumped raw into rivers and onto shores.
  - rowanajmarshall 4y ago
    > what you going to do harvest your own (you're not allowed!). It's absolutely legal to harvest rainwater in the UK for private use. Some councils even encourage it! Source: https://www.anchorpumps.com/blog/rules-harvesting-rainwater/#:~:text=It%20is%20perfectly%20legal%20to,encourage%20communities%20to%20harvest%20rainwater https://www.anchorpumps.com/blog/rules-harvesting-rainwater/....
    - jimnotgym 4y ago
      Some bounds on this 1) yes you can have a small 100l tank catching rain water for your garden, but you can not drink it. If it became a big tank it would become subject to planning and building control. 2) you need a permit to harvest ground water by digging a well or borehole. 3) you need a permit to entrap water in a pond and to build a dam for this purpose
- mytailorisrich 4y ago
  The issue here is not really 'droughts' it's that the UK relies on constant rainfall and hasn't much storage infrastructure or, say, mountains producing melt water in summer. The UK is quite wet and becoming wetter so I think it will be down to adapting to more rain but perhaps less constant. The water distribution infrastructure is also notorious for being outdated and full of leaks...
tobylane 4y ago
Too much for an area is often more to do with excess tarmac or compacted soil. https://metofficenews.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/uk-rainfall-average-maps-1981-2010.gif https://metofficenews.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/uk-rainfal... White is 40-45 inches. That or greater is rare, the only dark blue in England is a national park famous for its lakes and rain. The third element of too much rain is that we like to complain about trivialities.

Yes… But think about, say, farming. Too much rain (or not enough) at the wrong time of year can devastate crops. Seeing variations on rainfall month by month show how seasonal patterns in the UK are changing. Droughts and floods are the real issue here.

smcl 4y ago

You'd think so, but parts of England institute a "hosepipe ban" in dryer summers to reduce water usage - effectively saying "you can't water your garden or clean your car for 1 month" or something. I imagine they're just being overly cautious though because, as you said, it does rain pretty frequently in the UK overall.

pbhjpbhj 4y ago
It's cheaper for water companies to institute bans than to fix leaks and build capacity. Why waste potential profit! So what if lawns die, farms/gardens lose produce, it's not like the water companies need to care -- what you going to do harvest your own (you're not allowed!). Same with sewage, they don't bother building the capacity, just pay off the Tories and they allow it to be pumped raw into rivers and onto shores.
- rowanajmarshall 4y ago
  > what you going to do harvest your own (you're not allowed!). It's absolutely legal to harvest rainwater in the UK for private use. Some councils even encourage it! Source: https://www.anchorpumps.com/blog/rules-harvesting-rainwater/#:~:text=It%20is%20perfectly%20legal%20to,encourage%20communities%20to%20harvest%20rainwater https://www.anchorpumps.com/blog/rules-harvesting-rainwater/....
  - jimnotgym 4y ago
    Some bounds on this 1) yes you can have a small 100l tank catching rain water for your garden, but you can not drink it. If it became a big tank it would become subject to planning and building control. 2) you need a permit to harvest ground water by digging a well or borehole. 3) you need a permit to entrap water in a pond and to build a dam for this purpose
mytailorisrich 4y ago
The issue here is not really 'droughts' it's that the UK relies on constant rainfall and hasn't much storage infrastructure or, say, mountains producing melt water in summer. The UK is quite wet and becoming wetter so I think it will be down to adapting to more rain but perhaps less constant. The water distribution infrastructure is also notorious for being outdated and full of leaks...

tobylane 4y ago

Too much for an area is often more to do with excess tarmac or compacted soil. https://metofficenews.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/uk-rainfall-average-maps-1981-2010.gif https://metofficenews.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/uk-rainfal... White is 40-45 inches. That or greater is rare, the only dark blue in England is a national park famous for its lakes and rain. The third element of too much rain is that we like to complain about trivialities.