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We live in Britain's driest village: Locals adopt 'Mediterranean lifestyle' after seeing no rain for a month as they use bath water to keep plants alive

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
27 distinct posts / 48h, matching Britain 16 Mediterranean 9 Locals 4
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8d ago Yes in Britain while we have fewer fires we are in a killing heatwave and politicians are desperate to extract more oil from the North Sea. Appalling denial, just look out the window people.... -6.0
8d ago UK heatwave to end this weekend before temperatures set to soar again next week https://www.europesays.com/britain/85041/ Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to clima… -1.0
8d ago UPDATE: Britain's electricity system continued to operate without disruption during June's extreme heat, but it is important that concerns raised about system operation are fully examined. Two pie… +2.0
8d ago Britain's energy system remained secure throughout the recent extreme heat. The grid stayed stable, no customers were impacted, and NESO successfully used standard operational tools to manage tigh… +6.0
9d ago UK weather: Heatwave approaches two-week mark https://www.europesays.com/britain/84666/ This year is already shaping up to be an extraordinary one for weather records in the UK, having… -3.5
9d ago North Wales ‘one step from drought’ as rivers dry out and wildfires rage https://www.europesays.com/britain/84643/ North Wales is under increasing strain from this summer’s hot and dry conditions… -7.0
9d ago UK weather: Heatwave approaches two-week mark https://www.europesays.com/britain/84585/ This year is already shaping up to be an extraordinary one for weather records in the UK, having… -2.0
9d ago [Channel ITV (fb)] Waters across Britain and Europe are experiencing a marine heatwave, and it is having an impact on sea life and the cora... https://m.facebook.com/itvchanneltv/posts/pfbid02JeSng… -4.0
9d ago UK weather: Why Britain’s heatwave isn’t really over despite the weekend cooldown https://www.europesays.com/britain/84456/ A cooler weekend may bring welcome relief after nearly two weeks of int… -1.5
9d ago Liverpool entrepreneur celebrates record summer as luxury garden furniture sells out in just nine days https://www.europesays.com/uk/1093274/ A Liverpool entrepreneur is celebrating the biggest s… +5.0
9d ago The long, hot summer of 1976 remains etched in Britain’s collective memory. Now 50 years later, and while we suffer from another great heatwave, it offers a powerful warning about the consequences … -2.0
9d ago "Extreme heat is impacting our health now, whether it’s by killing people or by worsening our mental health. Climate action is therefore also action for mental health." https://www.theguardian.com… +3.0
9d ago Britain ‘came close to blackouts’ during heatwave as whistleblower’s allege grid cover-up – London Business News https://www.europesays.com/britain/84132/ Insiders claim energy chiefs put reputat… -4.5
9d ago Extreme heat forces Tunisia into rolling power cuts to protect grid https://www.europesays.com/britain/83995/ TUNIS – Tunisia introduced rolling power cuts on Wednesday to protect its electricity… -5.0
10d ago UK’s extreme weather is the new normal – Met Office https://www.europesays.com/britain/83830/ More than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes in England and Wales during the excepti… -9.0
10d ago The night the lights nearly went out: Whistleblowers claim Britain was on brink of shutting down on June 23 during heatwave trib.al/rFhNHm0 -4.5
8d ago Ironman competition in Ruidoso inspires locals after fires and flooding +4.0
9d ago Authorities pre-emptively evacuate locals in Hualien 00:03 A barrier lake upstream of the Wanli River (萬里溪) in Hualien County was expected to overflow this morning, so a flood warning was raised y… -4.0
9d ago The Independent Locals told leave your pets and go' as fire rips through Cairngorms The blaze ignited in heathland and had spread to kilometres wide within hours www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho… -7.0
9d ago Locals told to ‘leave your pets and go’ as fire rips through Cairngorms https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fire-cairngorms-evacuations-glenmore-b3015905.html The blaze ignited in heath… -8.5
8d ago Wildfires this week forced evacuations across southern France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece as a Mediterranean heatwave pushed temps past 40°C. Fast-moving fires don't give you packing time — the ba… -5.5
8d ago MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE The 47.1C at Orani, Sardinia Island,Italy should be a new European record of highest temperature above 500m asl Today several WORLD RECORDS are falling in Central Asia plus… ×3 -5.0
8d ago monikaherrmann.bsky.social ↻ textundblog.bsky.social (1/2): French gas-fired power plant shut down due to Mediterranean heat "Due to extreme heat, nuclear power plants in France have already had to -3.5
9d ago AUSTRALIA' Australia may be thousands of kilometres from Europe's olive groves, but extreme weather across the Mediterranean can still impact Australian supermarket shelves. au.news.yahoo.com/extre… -6.0
9d ago MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE The hell continues on the Coastal plains ALGERIA 49.1 Bouchegouf all time record 48.1 Tizi Ouzou all time record 47.4 Guelma monthly record 45.3 Constantine monthly record… -7.5
9d ago Cyprus Heatwave to Persist with Highs Near 40C en.politis.com.cy/news/environ... #FossilFuels #Meat #Dairy #Collapse #Climate #Mediterranean -5.5
10d ago Indian Ocean temperatures can predict drought months in advance New research shows that when the Indian Ocean heats up or cools down, the ripple effects show up thousands of miles away in the East… +4.0

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T3 We live in Britain's driest village: Locals adopt 'Mediterranean lifestyle' after seeing no rain for a month as they use bath water to keep plants alive 📄 weather_drought dailymail.com parched, inventive, weary
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sadness
T3 Cambridgeshire village named driest in UK adopts Mediterranean lifestyle to cope 📄 weather_drought cambridge-news.co.uk inventive, arid, resilient
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anticipation