Climate East Midlands

08/08/2018

A breakthrough at last...

“Credit where it’s due. had an item on climate change this morning and didn’t feel the need to have a denier on in the name of ‘balance’. Both contributors agreed it was happening and each had something intelligent to say. No conflict required.”

08/08/2018

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07/08/2018

Interesting crime stats in this article: UK heatwave increasing pressure on police as public 'react very strangely' to weather

Police believe more offences are committed as higher temperatures cause more people to drink and spend time in public spaces

02/08/2018

More unexpected climate impacts... BBC News - German heatwave causes beer bottle shortage as sales surge

Some of the hottest summer months on record have led to a beer bottle shortage as drinkers indulge.

02/08/2018

Retweeted Angie Bone ():

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26/07/2018

This is great but it's such old news - this is stuff that's been talked about for years. If it's the first time MPs have really grappled with the issues, where have they been for the last 10 years?

“Report by Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee warns heat-related deaths could treble by 2050 unless Government takes action Read more: https://t.co/uGP2sB6PJ3 https://t.co/9g1AVIgIgU”

26/07/2018

Climate change featured in 3 programmes today, , & . Finally seem to be moving on from giving airtime to deniers and talking about adaptation - at last!

26/07/2018

Great to hear 'adaptation' being talked about on for second day running, with today,

24/07/2018

Yes, lots of ripe blackberries evident on my Nottingham allotment site this evening, some very sweet too (not that I helped myself of course)

“Blackberries usually ripen in August or even September, but the heatwave is bringing them out very early this year. Have you spotted any where you are? Let us know!”

24/07/2018

Very interesting observation and graphic and subsequent long thread.

“The big difference between the heatwaves of 1976 and 2018. June 1976: the UK was one of the warmest places relative to normal across the globe, with most areas cooler than average. June 2018: the UK was just another warm blob in a mostly warmer than normal world. .”

26/06/2018

Retweeted Future Earth Coasts ():

Tremendous work done by even more tremendous people! May we all continue to learn lessons from work done at many scales by the dedicated partnerships that made up

26/06/2018

Retweeted Climate UK Kristen ():

Plus don’t forget and at . Still keeping up the good work.

“Also good to see newer kids on the block like doing good work.”