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This continual rain may be bgetting us all down, but it's doing wonders for our gardens in Kent, where we still have hosepipe restrictions.
The wettest drought on record as we are calling it! I run a wholesale plant nursery and our perennials are looking fantastic - they love the rain! |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:59:01 +0000, SIMON SUTCLIFFE
wrote: This continual rain may be bgetting us all down, but it's doing wonders for our gardens in Kent, where we still have hosepipe restrictions. The wettest drought on record as we are calling it! I run a wholesale plant nursery and our perennials are looking fantastic - they love the rain! I'm sure you already know but drought is not directly related to rainfall. It's more about what finishes up in the water supply. If reservoir levels are lower than expected, it's a drought! Steve -- Neural Network Software. http://www.npsl1.com EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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On 11/06/2012 17:21, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:59:01 +0000, SIMON SUTCLIFFE wrote: This continual rain may be bgetting us all down, but it's doing wonders for our gardens in Kent, where we still have hosepipe restrictions. The wettest drought on record as we are calling it! I run a wholesale plant nursery and our perennials are looking fantastic - they love the rain! I'm sure you already know but drought is not directly related to rainfall. It's more about what finishes up in the water supply. If reservoir levels are lower than expected, it's a drought! Steve Many moons ago when I was young the definition of a draught was no rainfall for 2 weeks. Now however the water companies have taken over the definition! -- Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire |
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On 11/06/2012 18:28, Moonraker wrote:
On 11/06/2012 17:21, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:59:01 +0000, SIMON SUTCLIFFE wrote: This continual rain may be bgetting us all down, but it's doing wonders for our gardens in Kent, where we still have hosepipe restrictions. The wettest drought on record as we are calling it! I run a wholesale plant nursery and our perennials are looking fantastic - they love the rain! I'm sure you already know but drought is not directly related to rainfall. It's more about what finishes up in the water supply. If reservoir levels are lower than expected, it's a drought! Steve Many moons ago when I was young the definition of a draught was no rainfall for 2 weeks. Yes, that's the definition I know. More rain than you can shake an umbrella at is not my idea of a drought! Now however the water companies have taken over the definition! -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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Sacha wrote in :
On 2012-06-11 23:13:26 +0100, Spider said: On 11/06/2012 18:28, Moonraker wrote: On 11/06/2012 17:21, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:59:01 +0000, SIMON SUTCLIFFE wrote: This continual rain may be bgetting us all down, but it's doing wonders for our gardens in Kent, where we still have hosepipe restrictions. The wettest drought on record as we are calling it! I run a wholesale plant nursery and our perennials are looking fantastic - they love the rain! I'm sure you already know but drought is not directly related to rainfall. It's more about what finishes up in the water supply. If reservoir levels are lower than expected, it's a drought! Steve Many moons ago when I was young the definition of a draught was no rainfall for 2 weeks. Yes, that's the definition I know. More rain than you can shake an umbrella at is not my idea of a drought! Now however the water companies have taken over the definition! I was told 3 weeks but the principle was the same. I can't imagine reservoirs being low atm but I suppose somebody will prove me wrong, somewhere! I get the same feeling that somebody will try to prove me wrong, but here goes. Although the reservoirs seem full, the area underneath is still not "soaked" enough. Water from the reservoir above is leaking into it.When that area is saturated the reservoir should not leak any more water into it and and will fill up. Do these words make sense? I am not too good at explaining exactly what I mean to. Baz |
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Janet wrote:
Many moons ago when I was young the definition of a draught was no rainfall for 2 weeks. WIWAL, the definition of a draught was a chilly breeze. Did it stop the snow melting? |
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"Baz" wrote in message .. . Sacha wrote in : snip I was told 3 weeks but the principle was the same. I can't imagine reservoirs being low atm but I suppose somebody will prove me wrong, somewhere! I get the same feeling that somebody will try to prove me wrong, but here goes. Although the reservoirs seem full, the area underneath is still not "soaked" enough. Water from the reservoir above is leaking into it.When that area is saturated the reservoir should not leak any more water into it and and will fill up. Do these words make sense? I am not too good at explaining exactly what I mean to. Baz I think it is slightly different. The reservoirs may be filling/full but they don't supply all the water. A lot of water comes from ground water extraction (artesian wells and the like) and river water extraction. The rivers rely at least in part on being fed by springs - where the ground water hits an impermeable rock layer and travels along until it comes out of the ground. So the real problem, I think, is that water takes months (at least six?) to fully permeate down from the surface to replenish the ground water supplies and raise the water table. This means that it can be raining for months and there is still a water shortage for some extraction methods. Six months on it may be dry as a bone above ground for a month and there is still plenty of water in the ground. Granted that a raised water table should reduce leakage from reservoirs but probably more important is the flow from the feeder rivers/streams. Whatever, we must be getting towards the end of the drought which ever way you measure it. (Please) Cheers Dave R -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. [Not even bunny] Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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Janet wrote:
Many moons ago when I was young the definition of a draught was no rainfall for 2 weeks. WIWAL, the definition of a draught was a chilly breeze. Did it stop the snow melting? Sorry Larry. |
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"David WE Roberts" wrote in
: "Baz" wrote in message .. . Sacha wrote in : snip I was told 3 weeks but the principle was the same. I can't imagine reservoirs being low atm but I suppose somebody will prove me wrong, somewhere! I get the same feeling that somebody will try to prove me wrong, but here goes. Although the reservoirs seem full, the area underneath is still not "soaked" enough. Water from the reservoir above is leaking into it.When that area is saturated the reservoir should not leak any more water into it and and will fill up. Do these words make sense? I am not too good at explaining exactly what I mean to. Baz I think it is slightly different. The reservoirs may be filling/full but they don't supply all the water. A lot of water comes from ground water extraction (artesian wells and the like) and river water extraction. The rivers rely at least in part on being fed by springs - where the ground water hits an impermeable rock layer and travels along until it comes out of the ground. So the real problem, I think, is that water takes months (at least six?) to fully permeate down from the surface to replenish the ground water supplies and raise the water table. This means that it can be raining for months and there is still a water shortage for some extraction methods. Six months on it may be dry as a bone above ground for a month and there is still plenty of water in the ground. Granted that a raised water table should reduce leakage from reservoirs but probably more important is the flow from the feeder rivers/streams. Whatever, we must be getting towards the end of the drought which ever way you measure it. (Please) Cheers Dave R Yes, I remember most of that now from geography(?) lessons when I was at school. The only bits I posted above were the basic bits I remembered and found it all interesting. Bearing in mind that in those days I was an unruly, remedial child because I could not read(dyslexia)and so could not make notes. Thanks, Dave R Baz |
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