Heatwave

[Harrison]

How are the temperatures where you live?

Here in the South of England is has been around 29-32C all week. But they are saying it could hit 40C between Sunday and Tuesday. If it does that will be the hottest ever on record in the UK, which currently stands at 37.5C.

We also haven't had any rain for weeks so all the grass I ment places is completely dead at the moment. Thankfully a lot of my garden is shaded so it's protecting it a bit. I'm having to water all plant posts and flower borders every day at that moment though. And I've got lots of plants to put into that garden but I'm waiting because they will just die.

Thankfully my house is East to West facing so gets Sun in that front early morning, but then it moves to the side and doesn't get directly into the back windows until late afternoon, so stays fairly cool.new

We have the swimming pool too, so Tom has been in that a lot.

[Stephen Coates]

It was very hot here in Rotherham today. I went into town on the bike and the breeze was like sitting in front of a fan heater. I was lugging a video camera around all afternoon and, whilst it was very hot, I didn't get dehydrated, and didn't even get too worn out. There were lots of people from Iceland in town today... I'm surprised they didn't melt .

[Harrison]

Is not reached the 40C they keep predicting, but definitely very warm. Yesterday got to about 36C here. Today feels warmer so far compared to yesterday but my weather station has only peaked at 34C so far today.

Watching our news you would think it's the first warm weather we have ever encountered.

[Kin Hell]

Jeepers.....

It's been pretty "Toasty" here in the UK this last week....

[Harrison]

Indeed. Now 3 months without much rain and an official drought declared.

Not quite as hot as the other week, but it's been constantly over 30C the last few days here.

Still not as bad as Portugal who are suffering a big water shortage and drought, with a lot of failed crops . And the EU are worried because Portugal and Spain grow and supply a lot of fruit and veg to the rest of Europe.

Or the South of France with that massive wild fire that had been raging for over a month. 100 towns without any water and thiusands evaluated.

This really is feeling like the constant clinatrchange warnings are finally here much sooner then predicted. Governments still doing **** all to really do much to change and the USA still in mass denial it even exists.

As for water shortage. Anyone noticed countries like Dubai never run out of water but have hardly any rain? Desalination and forward planning! The UK and EU counties with coastline need to start building them now to take up the slack when reservoirs start dropping. Start putting they profits into infrastructure development, rather then just hanging all their profits to share holders.

If the government don't start doing something really soon we are going to end up with the Green Party in power next election.

[Stephen Coates]

If the government don't start doing something really soon we are going to end up with the Green Party in power next election.

Do I get the impression you don't like the Green party?

To be honest, I don't care much for them myself anymore.

I went out in the sunshine yesterday and it was quite nice. I wouldn't have wanted to be out in it all day though.