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Climate change is becoming depressingly real. More wildfires in Australia and the US, floods in the UK.
My sister lives near Sheffield. Her village is on high ground, so her home is safe from the floods, but river levels are over a meter above their normal height, breaking the previous record by a large margin. Many people are not so fortunate as she is. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50343977
We've had a massive amount of rain in the south of England, but not as bad as they've had it in the north.
We finally got access to our new allotments (long saga which I'll fill you in on later), but the soil, even on the higher ground, is totally waterlogged.
We're getting pinned between summer droughts and endless heavy rain in winter.
On the plus side, there does seem to be some movement on the political front - all political parties are now starting to make climate change promises, though how many will survive beyond the election is an interesting question. This is our first election in which a majority of voters have said that the climate will be a factor in who they vote for.
My sister lives near Sheffield. Her village is on high ground, so her home is safe from the floods, but river levels are over a meter above their normal height, breaking the previous record by a large margin. Many people are not so fortunate as she is. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50343977
We've had a massive amount of rain in the south of England, but not as bad as they've had it in the north.
We finally got access to our new allotments (long saga which I'll fill you in on later), but the soil, even on the higher ground, is totally waterlogged.
We're getting pinned between summer droughts and endless heavy rain in winter.
On the plus side, there does seem to be some movement on the political front - all political parties are now starting to make climate change promises, though how many will survive beyond the election is an interesting question. This is our first election in which a majority of voters have said that the climate will be a factor in who they vote for.
