is this the UK? how can you run out of water in the UK? HOW? where are you putting all the rain that falls? into the ocean?
if it's not the UK, disregard everything i've just said.
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that's also an incredibly rainy region. i know we've got climate change and weird weather patterns, but... people manage to survive in sicily, how can belgium run out of water?
Societies are often organized in accordance to the usual climate. I've experienced living in places where rain is so uncommon, that the towns and buildings are completely overwhelmed with flooding and overflowing sewage anytime it rains for a day or two straight, as a consequence of their construction.
I've also lived in places where it's the opposite, where there is so much rain and wet/cold weather, that a short dry sunny spell often feels worse than it would in a literal desert, as there is no air conditioning or respite due to everything being designed to keep you warm and dry.
Centuries/millennia of one type of climate will do that.
yeah, i guess if your chief problem is getting rid of water because it's flooding all over the place, maybe you wont have much infrastructure for retaining water so you have some for a drought.
It's entirely possible to mitigate both drought and flood, both hot and cold. It just takes more effort so most governments (and even individuals) don't bother.
You see, you can be like Florida where you build both and let it crumble. Truly American.
Partly mismanagement, partly societal factors. We are a huge agricultural area and farming, especially cattle farming, takes up enormous amounts of water. It's the same in The Netherlands who probably has an even larger cattle farming industry.
Lawn fetishism also plays a part. Gotta have green grass which is useless for biodiversity and a really bad ground water retainer.
Also, it really is not raining at all. We are normally having 16% of rain in March over here. But this year it is around 2%. We haven't even seen rain for april I think.
My area is practically the opposite. We are getting so much rain we can barely get anything done. It's nice to not have to water the garden I guess but the garden can't grow if the damn sun doesn't come out. Hell, I couldn't plant anything for weeks cause it was TOO wet. I ordered almost a dozen trees to put up in our yard, cause fuck huge lawns, and they got here and I couldn't even plant them for a week because it just would not. stop. raining.
And what's maddening is I KNOW why. So I don't really say much about it, but I hear other people complain about the weather like, it's the weathers fault, or a stroke of bad luck, when we ALL FUCKING KNOW WHY. It's just everyone's so fucking scared of accepting the reality of it or even acknowledging it out of fear some dumb fuck right winger will start screaming about how climate change is fake or some stupid shit.
We basically had that last year and because of the drastic different the soil is even more messed up as it's now basically a piece of hard, dry brick that won't suck up any water. You'd think that we'd be able to store up some reserves after such a wet year but nope.
At least you're making a difference with the trees for the next few years. Hopefully your specific patch of garden will be less impacted or better manageable in the future.
it’s now basically a piece of hard, dry brick that won’t suck up any water.
This is our Midwestern valley clay soil yeah. Basically, high water followed by dry without a lot of organic, decomposing matter to amend it. Strips the soil of nutrients and turns it to hard clay. Then it rains more and it turns into the stickiest mud you will ever see. Then back to hard ass clay a day or two later. This is why I hate all the boomer ass lawns out here. The soil is garbage because this area used to be a natural swamp. Cut down all the trees and natural vegetation and the soil just gets sapped by the rain and turns to clay. It's the same as what happens when they strip the rainforest. I mean hell, a swamp is basically a colder climate rainforest.
I have started collecting leaves from our yard and mulching them and expanding my garden bit by bit. My boomer dad used to just blow them all down to the edge of some woods we have. Because heaven forbid we just mow them up and let it go back into the lawn. Heaven forbid the lawn not be just a big green useless field.
The soil in my garden is amazing now because of doing this. Soil holds moisture way better. Fuck lawns. Lol
Do your water pipe (the clean water from government that you can drink) still working or dried up ?
If your pipe not working, then you have to alert government.
For farming, let dig the well.