Off Topic Weather Thread

[sb_73]

I believe that all the ground being concreted over is directly leading to more flooding as water finds less areas to drain into.
Many efforts are being made to counteract this, as it seems is the case where you are.
It's quite a conundrum, as we need more housing, but we are experiencing more extreme weather, leading to more flooding.

You can build in a way which both protects homes from flooding and doesn’t increase the risk of flooding - but it is, of course, more expensive, and requires more land so water can be absorbed and stored in attenuation tanks to be released into drains when they can cope. For that you need green space around the houses. The current situation is ultimate stress test of the design of where I live. I’m pretty confident, and if it fails there are a choice of developers, architects and specialist water management consultancies to sue.

****ing hell, raining again and swans paddling over the wicket.

 

[SW Ranger]

Horrible day yesterday with strong winds and loads of rain. But nowhere near as bad as north of Watford by the seems of it.
We appear to be getting through the storm alphabet as fast as the winds.

 

[kiwiqpr]

Now predicted to be the highest recorded level for the Avon at about 11 tonight. Cricket pitch now under about 3ft of water. No roads or anything closed though, the flood plain is doing its job.

Have the covers been put on

 

[rangercol]

End of days rain again here since around 4pm.
Never known so much rain.

 

[Steelmonkey]

End of days rain again here since around 4pm.
Never known so much rain.

Move to Scotland....we'll tell you all about it

 

[sb_73]

Some light drizzle this evening but the water levels are going down here.

 

[rangercol]

Some light drizzle this evening but the water levels are going down here.

Where are you now?

 

[Stroller]

End of days rain again here since around 4pm.
Never known so much rain.

I thought you said it was the same as every other year?

 

[sb_73]

Where are you now?

Stratford upon Avon. Think the heavy rain is meant to stay east and south of us by a bit this evening, Good job too, everything is saturated.

 

[rangercol]

I thought you said it was the same as every other year?

When was that?
I get frustrated by the media continually describing normal winter weather as an "event", but it's clear that climate change is causing more extreme weather at times.