How climate crisis made this UK summer feel like a letdown (www.theguardian.com)

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"There has been a widespread feeling that this summer was a big letdown, unusually cool and even cold at times. But was it really so bad?"

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[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

For me it’s not about the actual temperature it’s about the dependability of the weather.

When I was a kid, cough-cough years ago, summer was weeks of decent weather. It might not have had the temperature extremes we’re seeing now but it was warm and sunny for weeks. Glorious, long weeks.

Now it feels like you can’t even plan a barbecue because it might be nice or it might be absolutely shitting down with rain.

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