Well, have practically finished the new Harry Potter book, after a marathon reading session until nearly 3 am. The day dawned a bit on the cloudy side - much like it has been of late.
The flood situation in southern central England appears to be reaching its peak, with strenuous efforts being made to stop an electricity substation from flooding. If that were to happen, some 250,000 residents would be without power. Insurance companies meanwhile have estimated the total bill for the floods of June and July to top £2 billion, $4 bn.
Flooding in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has left at least 50 dead and thousands homeless. The heavy rainfalls precipitated mudslides, which in turn were facilitated by deforestation.
Generally, it is held that human activity has led to a change in worldwide rainfall patterns. Rainfall in mid-latitude regions, containing countries like the UK and Canada, has increased, whereas India and Africa have become relatively drier. Who said climate change was a figment of the imagination?
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Are you going to tell us the high lights of the Harry Potter book ? ...love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteI have been told two who have died in Harry Potter, one human and one non human. Please tell us if there are any more. An email would do!
ReplyDeleteAccording to AOL this morning, the flood waters are starting to recede. That is good. I was worried for them last night because it started torrential rain here at 4 p.m. and it continued until around 4 a.m. If they had received the rainfall we had last night the situation would have been even worse.
I am in hopes that people realize that this is really happening, just because it's not at their back door doesn't mean there is nothing going on! Hope you enjoyed your reads and feel well rested! Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteKatie
Rain, rain go away. Come again some other day. We've had enough here in my area. I hope it stops in the U.K. and other areas too. Linda in Washington state
ReplyDeletethe article on climate change was really interesting!!
ReplyDelete~Amy