My Climate Change Garden

Save the rain

24. January 2012

The UK is set for some heavy downpours over the next few days which is good news for gardeners – my water butt is almost empty and the ground is very hard. The Environment Agency have been very concerned about the water supply situation and issued this update just a few weeks ago. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Leisure/31_Drought_management_briefing_12_Jan_12.pdf Its easy [...]

Where can I buy water butts?

10. September 2011

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Severe gales and floodng expected to hit parts of the UK in the next 48 hours as hurricane Katia makes its way across the Atlantic. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/10/britain-braces-itself-for-storms-and-floods Time to make sure you can capture some of the expected heavy rainfall by installing a water butt. You can buy water butts everywhere now – on line, in garden [...]

Weather and climate – the difference?

8. September 2011

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The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere “behaves” over relatively long periods of time. When we talk about climate change, we talk about changes in long-term averages of daily weather.Here are [...]