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River Wensum, Norwich: "The EA said.. result of recent heatwave ultimately depleting the river's oxygen - and because heavy rainfall Thurs likely flushed in contamination from surface water drainage systems. " So, 🤔 What are the common contaminants? 1/2

Fish in Norwich river killed by heat and drain water, say expertsThe Environment Agency believes the fish were killed as a result of the heat and drain water.www.bbc.co.uk

After joining forces w/ the local North American bushy-tailed tree-rats* and having all my allotment cherries away, the pesky Woodpigeons now have the nerve to nest in the tree, giving me the evil eye if I go near my compost corner. You win 2026. Roll on next year.. (*Grey Squirrels. Pesky ones.)

Oh yes, inject this hopium straight into my veins.. (Well played, County Wildlife Trusts, well played.) 1/2

Change how you travel | The Wildlife TrustsReduce your travel emissionswww.wildlifetrusts.org

Oh. 32°c forecast for here for start of next week? That's me back in a darkened room then, quietly wheezing over and over again "this is fine, this is fine..". Praying for another shot of hopium to arrive, from somewhere, anywhere. Just one shot. So I can hallucinate everyone's finally got it.

This made me smile today. Stumbled on last yr's 'Adventure Golf' from Rochester Cathedral. Right now it's a free indoor short course at www.stjohnschatham.co.uk. (Services Sunday, but open Mon- Sat next [last] week.) Crazy fun freebie in Chatham town centre. 😉👍

1st day out for a few days (chest hates heat/dust). To shops in Chatham, c/o train to Gillingham for a stroll over the Great Lines. Played a game of 'Skiddies- firestarter or firefighter?'. (Had to be latter, how very little burnt- good response lads.) Probably get to play another game again soon.

Aug 1st. Lughnasadh. The Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. 2026, and the warrior God Lugh returns to find the mortals have started the harvest in without him. "No. Fekking up the earth like this, I'm off. No fekking festival for you lot." Mortals: "Ah g'wan.."

Long dry spell brings early start to harvest for farmersIn previous years, it would have been another week or so before tillage farmers started to harvest their first crop of the season but in recent years, harvest time has started early.www.rte.ie

In this quote from BBC live feed - @rupertread.bsky.social - "..this is only the beginning. Next summer will almost certainly be worse.."

Suffolk fire grows to size of 200 football pitches as helicopters drop sea water on blazeMore than 100 firefighters are tackling the blaze, which currently poses no risk to nearby nuclear power station Sizewell B.www.bbc.co.uk

Following a tip-off, the good people of north Kent are now looking to the west. C'mon, c'mon, c'mon..

According to BBC News, excess deaths for May/June double those for the whole of summer 2025.

BBC news, lead story at 14:00 - "Climate driven disasters are reaching nightmare proportions. That is the warning from the UN's climate executive secretary.. addiction to fossil fuels is to blame.." www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live...