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Research: At least 7 months of relentless rain needed to end drought

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Beep@feddit.online⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-environment-agency-and-water-companies-step-up-efforts-to-prevent-england-remaining-in-drought-by-next-spring

cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/uk@feddit.online/p/1963370/research-at-least-7-months-of-relentless-rain-120-of-typical-rainfall-needed-to-end-dro

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  • Naich@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    What the hell is up with that title? From TFA: “New research has shown we need 120% of typical rainfall over the next seven months for all areas to be considered out of drought.” The word “relentless” does not appear anywhere in it.

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    • phailhaus@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Big difference between ‘20% more rain over the next seven months’ and ‘rain non-stop for seven months.’

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    • Buckshot@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Our typical rainfall is 80mm/month. So we’re talking an extra 16mm. We had 16mm in one afternoon a couple of weeks ago. It was very heavy rain, but hardly relentless.

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    • Beep@feddit.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cqvgy1lejp7ro

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