{"id":208093,"date":"2022-07-11T12:35:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T10:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=208093"},"modified":"2022-07-11T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T10:36:00","slug":"rivers-left-crying-out-for-water-because-of-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=208093","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Left \u201cCrying Out for Water\u201d, Because Of Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Dave Ward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More alarmism from the EDP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"208095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=208095\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0image-13.png?fit=561%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"561,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0image-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0image-13.png?fit=561%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0image-13.png?resize=723%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208095\" width=\"723\" height=\"604\" title=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0image-13.png?w=561&amp;ssl=1 561w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0image-13.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Generations ago, families swam in the Little Ouse by the Nuns\u2018 Bridges in Thetford in the summer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now you can almost walk across its dry bed without getting your feet wet, as the flow falls to a trickle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A level gauge at Abbey Heath shows the river is running at a level of 0.106m \u2013 below its usual lowest ebb of 0.13m.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;This is climate change and it\u2019s going to get worse,&#8221; said Clare Higson, who is part of the Thetford River Group which looks after the town\u2019s waterways. &#8220;This is the river crying out I need water.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hotter, drier summers are forecast in what is already one of the driest regions in the country. East Anglia averages 630mm a year, almost half the national average of 1,163mm.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/why-is-little-ouse-in-thetford-so-low-9131120#r3z-addoor\">https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/why-is-little-ouse-in-thetford-so-low-9131120#r3z-addoor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Needless to say, this has nothing to do with climate change, nor is East Anglia getting drier. On the contrary, there are no long term trends in rainfall, either annually or in summer months:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image-14.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image_thumb-14.png?w=724&#038;h=544&#038;fit=724%2C544&#038;resize=723%2C543\" alt=\"image\" width=\"723\" height=\"543\" title=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image-15.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image_thumb-15.png?w=724&#038;h=544&#038;fit=724%2C544&#038;resize=723%2C543\" alt=\"image\" width=\"723\" height=\"543\" title=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the EDP headline suggests, the real problem is abstraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average water use per person per day in the Anglian Water region&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglianwater.co.uk\/news\/anglian-water-on-course-to-install-over-1-million-upgraded-water-meters-to-help-tackle-covid-demand-increase\/\">is 146 litres<\/a>. This is nearly double the consumption of 85 litres in 1960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add to the problem is the population increase over the years. Norfolk\u2019s population, for example, has grown by a fifth just since 1991:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image-16.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image_thumb-16.png?w=723&#038;h=618&#038;fit=1258%2C618\" alt=\"image\" title=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given that East Anglia is the driest region of the country, it is inevitable that water supplies are tight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The locals know what the real issue is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image-17.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image_thumb-17.png?w=723&#038;h=634&#038;fit=592%2C634\" alt=\"image\" title=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image-18.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image_thumb-18.png?w=723&#038;h=299&#038;fit=608%2C299\" alt=\"image\" title=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as usual, the EDP\u2019s readers don\u2019t buy into the garbage printed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image-19.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/image_thumb-19.png?w=547&#038;h=721&#038;fit=547%2C721&#038;resize=723%2C953\" alt=\"image\" width=\"723\" height=\"953\" title=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">via <strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JULY 11, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-link is-provider-not-a-lot-of-people-know-that wp-block-embed-not-a-lot-of-people-know-that\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/11\/rivers-left-crying-out-for-water-because-of-climate-change\/\">Rivers Left &ldquo;Crying Out For Water&rdquo;, Because Of Climate&nbsp;Change<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paul Homewood h\/t Dave Ward More alarmism from the EDP: Generations ago, families swam in the Little Ouse by the Nuns\u2018 Bridges in Thetford in the summer. Now you can almost walk across its dry bed without getting your feet wet, as the flow falls to a trickle. A level gauge at Abbey Heath [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":208095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-208093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","9":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0image-13.png?fit=561%2C469&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-S8l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":286535,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286535","url_meta":{"origin":208093,"position":0},"title":"Colorado River Flow Data Disproves \u201cClimate Change Warming\u201d Computer Model Flow Reduction Claims","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/11\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The next question is, does climate change even predict future reductions of precipitation over the Colorado River watershed? 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