My son is apparently being hired as part of a team for the Irish water board who have belatedly realised that for 100 years their groundwater extraction licensing scheme has been "sure we're not exactly going to run out of rain in Ireland are we haha" and that it might be a good idea to check
as i learned in my masters coordination of water resource management is a Huge Deal and is actually a huge piece of legislation from the EU for good reason (Water Framework Directive)
I'm just finding it hilarious that within six months of entering the workforce my lovely wayward little video games guy has become a full-on Civil Engineering Dad, walking around pointing at things saying "that's definitely illegal" and "hope I'm not near that when it falls apart"
I have to admit I've actually really enjoyed it but on the other hand I know it's very much not a good thing for there to be this much water scarcity, and for the health of the planet in general for Scotland - Scotland! - to have gone this long without rain
8pm the bbc is claiming it might start to rain in Glasgow. I don't think i've ever been so excited to see a black cloud with one raindrop on their forecast. Might run down the middle of sauchiehall street squealing with glee
Yes, good for you to finally get some rain going but hopefully there's something left for the Netherlands too because it's been months without proper rain here too!
When i went to syracuse i didn't see rain for about 4 weeks August into Sept . Genuinely walked in a thunderstorm in t shirt and shorts when the rain came
I know climate change and all but I swear to fuck we did not get this utterly exasperating "have a month of sunshine then a month of rain" switchabout when I was young! You got some sunny days/weeks and some rainy days/weeks and they were INTERSPERSED like an oceanic climate is MEANT TO BE
THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS STUPID ISLAND IS THAT THE WEATHER IS SO CHANGEABLE AT THE DROP OF A HAT THAT WE'RE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FOR OUR WEIRD OBSESSION WITH TALKING ABOUT WEATHER WHAT IS THIS UNBROKEN MONTH OF ONE TYPE OF WEATHER BOLLOCKS
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i too am psychically damaged