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I’m south east too, the last few years the lawn has gone yellow - but this year seems … extra crispy? I don’t remember the garden at my parents going yellow an
by bennyp101 4y ago
I’m south east too, the last few years the lawn has gone yellow - but this year seems … extra crispy?
I don’t remember the garden at my parents going yellow and crispy 20 years ago.
The “covid heatwave” still had water in some streams, but this year they look positively parched.
There’s a large bucket in my garden in the shade, this year it is dry - it usually has water in it
I grew up here and in nearly 40 years I don’t remember it being this different
- DrBazza 4y agoIt was pretty much like this in 1976 (yes, I'm that old). We've had localised droughts too. 2003 sticks in my mind - Faversham held the record for just under 100F, and the London Jubilee line had everyone clustered round the windows, and no-one holding the rails as they were too hot (the trains stand outside at the depot near West Ham). My part of the world had lots of crispy grass, burning fields, and dried up streams and ponds, pretty much like now. I suppose this is probably the second significant drought I've experienced in SE England. It's something like 3 months of sunshine and no rain. Given our summers are usually wet and mild, careful what you wish for... https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2022/july-heat-review https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weat...