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The UK is in a drought. Rivers are being linked together, so water can be syphoned off and feed local communities.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/drought/9178003/Rivers-to-be-linked-to-ease-drought-under-water-company-plans.html
In Margate we're surrounded on three sides by sea, with 22 beautiful sandy bays and coves. The go-ahead local council is encouraging everyone to help the water shortage by using the sea.
1. It's suggested that instead of having a hot bath by themselves, healthy people could have a community swim. The designated bays are Kingsgate Bay, romantically overlooked by a castle, and Pegwell Bay, near the nudist beaches.
2. Botany Bay, a semi-virgin beach, has been set aside for washing clothes, as almost no-one normally goes there. Also Joss Bay, usually used for surfing.
3. Free buckets with lids are being distributed to gardeners to water gardens after filling up from the sea at St Mildreds Bay or Walpole Bay.
Luckily, our bays have won 10 awards for the cleanest sands and seas in Europe. You can see their beauty here...
http://www.visitthanet.co.uk/beaches-bays/ It's worth coming for a holiday, if not to live!
I remember our drought many years ago. So-called "experts" said the water table (the level of water underground) had almost disappeared, and would never recover. A few months later we had floods!
So I'm sure we'll be fine. Human beings and nature have a wonderful habit of finding solutions to problems. But as responsible environmentally-concerned adults, we can't afford to take that chance.
I'm off for a swim.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/drought/9178003/Rivers-to-be-linked-to-ease-drought-under-water-company-plans.html
In Margate we're surrounded on three sides by sea, with 22 beautiful sandy bays and coves. The go-ahead local council is encouraging everyone to help the water shortage by using the sea.
1. It's suggested that instead of having a hot bath by themselves, healthy people could have a community swim. The designated bays are Kingsgate Bay, romantically overlooked by a castle, and Pegwell Bay, near the nudist beaches.
2. Botany Bay, a semi-virgin beach, has been set aside for washing clothes, as almost no-one normally goes there. Also Joss Bay, usually used for surfing.
3. Free buckets with lids are being distributed to gardeners to water gardens after filling up from the sea at St Mildreds Bay or Walpole Bay.
Luckily, our bays have won 10 awards for the cleanest sands and seas in Europe. You can see their beauty here...
http://www.visitthanet.co.uk/beaches-bays/ It's worth coming for a holiday, if not to live!
I remember our drought many years ago. So-called "experts" said the water table (the level of water underground) had almost disappeared, and would never recover. A few months later we had floods!
So I'm sure we'll be fine. Human beings and nature have a wonderful habit of finding solutions to problems. But as responsible environmentally-concerned adults, we can't afford to take that chance.
I'm off for a swim.
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