How wet is your drought?

[Motorbreath]

I did not expect that you have droughts in GB with all that rain, curious.

It has barely rained here in southern Spain this year. There is enough water in the reservoirs but the countryside and needs much more. Then that stupid clouds came just for ruining the Grand Prix, I got all wet. No more rain expected until September.

[mcyoungy]

Just like this country.............. no more rain til tomorrow.

[Dave48]

STOP PRESS! We have had a dry day in Birmingham today! Managed to get bike out and did a few miles -one of the benefits of being "retired"
However.....sky looks very dark so have to see what develops

[bmseven]

Just like this country.............. no more rain til tomorrow.

Spain has its worst drought in 70 years!

[mcyoungy]

standpipes next year:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17907418

[Motorbreath]

Just like this country.............. no more rain til tomorrow.

Spain has its worst drought in 70 years!

Yes it is hard to be worse than almost  zero. There are many reservoirs, despite the dry weather I think there are not restrictions since the 90's if I recall right. But the countryside is a desert and there will be little crop this year. If the next winter isn't wet it will be catastrophic, the reservoirs will empty. This added to the economic situation is fearsome.

It seems than short-sighted governments are not only from Spain. Those weird standpipes are incredible.

[Leonidas]

I was up the Elan valley today, as you can see here in Wales we do not have a word for drought, in fact we have aout 150 percent of the water we need. 

[pitternator]

well you welshies want to charge us now for piping water to the rest of the country ! 
 
why dont we have all the unemployed lined up in a chain and bucket the water down to the south east ??

[mcyoungy]

an excellent idea. will you be running for parliament? I'd vote for ya!