Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Wildfires and SE England?

We have all seen the dreadful impact of wildfires in Australia and California. These events were largely caused by a combination of rising temperatures, reduced rainfall and strong winds. A study, led by Reading University, looks at probable changing incidences of such extreme weather events in the UK (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/24/rising-risk-of-wildfires-across-uk-from-climate-crisis-scientists-warn). The Reading study found that by 2080, if greenhouse gases continue to rise, extreme weather events will be much more common here. The East and South-East England will experience these combinations for several days each year. Presently, they occur once every 50-100 years. The risk of wildfires in this location will consequently be considerably racheted up.

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Birder's Bonus 241

Noted a Curlew ( Numenius arquata ) on the Loughor estuary at Bynea.