Off Topic The Environment

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Hoads Wood is a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and an area of outstanding natural beauty, which ought to be carpeted in bluebells at this time of year, but instead huge swathes of the woodland is buried in waste tens of feet deep. Fly tipping on this scale, when it is reported that 20-30 lorries a day were dumping their loads there, seems ridiculous, yet only now that smells are coming out of it all is the Environment Agency taking an interest. Who is going to clear it all up, and who will have to pay?
 
The Supreme Court rules water companies can be sued for nuisance or trespass for dumping sewage even if “There has been no negligence or deliberate misconduct”, by the WC
That opens the way for 1,000s of claims by fishing clubs, swimmers, riparian owners against WCs.

No doubt cases will be started, but this judgement was for a case heard in March 2023 and has only been issued today.
 
oldfrenchhorn said:
The Supreme Court rules water companies can be sued for nuisance or trespass for dumping sewage even if “There has been no negligence or deliberate misconduct”, by the WC
That opens the way for 1,000s of claims by fishing clubs, swimmers, riparian owners against WCs.

No doubt cases will be started, but this judgement was for a case heard in March 2023 and has only been issued today.
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I would have thought it only applies to landowners - are fishing clubs and swimmers the owners of rivers/waterways in England?

It begs another question too - what about the affected beaches & seas? They are mostly owned by the Crown Estate - can the monarch sue the water companies for fouling his property? If he can, but doesn't, can the public sue the monarch for refusing? Talk about a can of worms...
 
What on earth are we doing to the planet?

"Even desert plants known for their resilience are burning and dying in the heat"

"Las Vegas has smashed several heat records already this summer, including its hottest day in recorded history on July 7, when the temperature reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit. A record streak of seven straight days at or above 115 F followed. Temperatures for most of June, July and August stayed in the triple digits, with little relief even at night."

Having once worked for a week in similar temperatures for the Queensland Forestry, I'd never want to revisit them. So debilitating - especially when doing manual labour, and even with the benefit of camping on top of a table mountain with access to cool rock pools.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/even-desert-plants-known-resilience-110123488.html
 
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Still there are people such as Trump denying that there is a problem. The seas don't stay still, so the effects of warming will spread. Much of the flooding seen in Spain and Italy is being put down to temperature rises, yet as individual countries they cannot control it. The oil industry is way too powerful worldwide, and needs slowing down, yet Trump wants to expand it.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...e-and-causing-mass-disruption-to-uk-fisheries
 
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oldfrenchhorn said:
Still there are people such as Trump denying that there is a problem. The seas don't stay still, so the effects of warming will spread. Much of the flooding seen in Spain and Italy is being put down to temperature rises, yet as individual countries they cannot control it. The oil industry is way too powerful worldwide, and needs slowing down, yet Trump wants to expand it.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...e-and-causing-mass-disruption-to-uk-fisheries
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This is a bit worrying too - Antarctic ice thought to be melting at the rate of 17 million tonnes per hour, which could cause "rapid and catastrophic sea level rise" within our lifetime - well, thankfully not within mine. Apparently the ice down there holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 50 metres if it completely melts.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...ssible-catastrophic-sea-level-rise/104626804?

On a brighter note, all those Americans who believe there are aliens living deep underground in the Antarctic might be happy - if the ice goes, the aliens might go too...
 
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Parts of France are experiencing record-breaking temperatures, only days after a fierce storm battered the country and caused up to 10cm of snow in some areas.

Temperatures between Friday (November 22) and today (November 25) have risen by 20C in the south-west.

At 05:00 this morning, temperatures of 26.3C were recorded in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) and 26.5C in the surrounding countryside by state forecaster Météo France.
In comparison, highs of around 6C were felt last week as snow was falling along the mountain chain only a few hundred metres higher.

This is not normal.
 
The UK-Mauritius deal supposedly guarantees US access to Diego Garcia for 99 years. "The island... has an average elevation of four feet above sea level, with a maximum elevation of 22 feet."

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Hornet-Fez said:
99 years? At this rate I'll give it 10 before it is lost forever.
They keep "blaming" Labour, but it was a tory deal to begin with.
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Apparently Fartrage is going to save the day by doing a secret deal with the Orange Messiah.

They're now very important for a certain subset of the population.
 
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Toby said:
Apparently Fartrage is going to save the day by doing a secret deal with the Orange Messiah.

They're now very important for a certain subset of the population.
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Of course they are... especially as this deal means that the sun will now set on the British Empire :emoticon-0114-dull:
 
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Hornet-Fez said:
Of course they are... especially as this deal means that the sun will now set on the British Empire :emoticon-0114-dull:
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A bit like this newfound care for the poor farmers, from the same people that love Brexit. It's hard to make it make sense...
 
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