Summer 2023 - General Discussion

Agreed for my location too (Antrim). Pretty much has rained every day of the month. Yesterday was dry though for a change. Nice morning today, mostly cloudy afternoon, a few glimpses of sun this evening. 5 minutes of summer today.

Quite breezy here in Lucan. Chilly, dry, overcast. There was some lovely sunshine this afternoon.

Unfortunately, at the same time as I have tried to take advantage of it to dry some washing, my next-door neighbour has decided to barbecue. Washing ruined with the smoke. Ah well, can't blame them.

Well the one positive of all the rain is that we appreciate the good days even more when they come along. Anyway I decided to follow your lead and tidy up the Garden. It's seems like no length since I last dug up the weeds . The speed of growth has been phenomenal.

Chilly in west cork but a lovely blue sky!

Researchers in Denmark studying the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) expect it to collapse this century under current projections of future emissions. (At bottom I’ve attached a link where other scientists cast doubt on this. Interesting nonetheless)

The study, published today in scientific journal Nature, expects that the AMOC will collapse some time between 2025 and 2095, with “high confidence” that it will happen as soon as the middle of the century.

“We predict with high confidence the tipping [point] to happen as soon as mid-century,” the study stated, with a 95% confidence range of 2025 to 2095.

“These results are under the assumption that the model is approximately correct, and we, of course, cannot rule out that other mechanisms are at play, and thus, the uncertainty is larger. However, we have reduced the analysis to have as few and sound assumptions as possible, and given the importance of the AMOC for the climate system, we ought not to ignore such clear indicators of an imminent collapse,” the study said.

Was thinking all this stuff today and wondering will much of the world will be even habitable by the turn of the century. Probably sooner.

Was also wondering how long it is before we get Covid type restrictions for driving our cars like only being able to use them for necessary journeys "what is the purpose of your journey" due to transport emissions.

There's certain to be a big change in thinking and government actions after a whole Summer of records.

Breezy and cloudy morning in Kildare 14.3°

Got the grass done yesterday as todays rain was promised since last weekend - it’s not the worst July we’ve had in the last 20 years but it’s poxy enough - I don’t think 1st week in august will be rain free either but hopefully after that things might settle - I read England is expecting the first 2 weeks of August to be bad before a break around the 15th

Raining now in Dublin, there was a few drops on my cycle in around 08:30, but thankfully managed to avoid the heavy stuff. So I suppose I should be thankful that we managed one whole day yesterday without any rain, god things really are bad 😯

Wow that’s hard to believe- I didn’t think July felt as bad as 2009 but obviously it was

Rain arrived early in Dublin

Just to say we haven't had the same growth that some of you are reporting here in NCD.

My husband hadn't cut the grass in weeks as so wet(finally managed it yesterday) but it wasn't that high, just covered in those white flowers.

All my roses are dying off along with other flowers because they are getting loads of rain but very little heat or sunshine here at Dublin airport and too much rain.

Most remain behind some Julys like 2009, 2020, 2010 etc with plenty of rain for that to change but Mount Dillon, Roscommon has had its wettest since records began in 1952.