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[Peas]

8 out of 14 areas affected however, 6 more to go!

flushing toilets “only when you need to.”.... I'm a bit surprised that my description of them being a shithole was so accurate.

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England battles worst drought in 50 years​

Using hosepipes has been banned and bottled water is in high demand amid the driest summer in decades


A drought was officially declared on Friday in eight out of 14 areas of England during what has been the driest summer in 50 years, the UK Environment Department said in a

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Parts of southwest, southern, central and eastern England, as well as North and South London, have had their status updated following a meeting of the National Drought Group, which includes Environment Agency experts, members of the government, water companies and key representative groups.

The formal declaration of a drought, which was last made in 2018, allows the Environment Agency and water companies to “step up their actions to manage the impacts and press ahead with implementing the stages of their pre-agreed drought plans.” These plans, among other steps, involve taking more water from rivers, imposing temporary restrictions such as on the use of hosepipes, transferring water between different areas of the country and even “reoxygenating water and rescuing fish in distress where river flows are especially low.”

Several major water companies have already announced restrictions on using hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars or fill paddling pools, with violators facing significant fines. The bans affect more than 32 million people in total.

Water companies are urging Britons to contribute to the effort by spending less time in the shower and even, under a radical proposal by Wessex Water, by flushing toilets “only when you need to.”

Amid drought warnings and soaring temperatures – reaching up to 35 degrees Celsius in London – the last few days have seen panic buying of water. Following the government’s drought announcement, some stores have reportedly started rationing bottled water.
According to the Met Office’s forecast, temperatures will fall early next week, with thunderstorms expected in most of England, Wales and Scotland.

Aldi supermarket in London

 

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Aldi supermarket in London
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The new toilet paper

 

[NiuBiDaRen]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1558437074226782210

Juan Guaido: I'm the new President of Sri Lanka. Hand it to me.

 

[56860]

Tomorrow is India's 75th anniversary of independence...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1558391859038273537

Yeah Modi losing the Mandate of Heaven real fast there

Whoever the cow trampled - that individual must be beaten to death. It is God's will.

 

[daifo]

Decreasing amount of Chinese want to study in the US, but amt is increasing for the UK.

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[AF-1]

No worries, if any brit dog visit Taiwan interest in british colleges will fade away too

 

[supercat]

Such powerful speech, wow!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1474192018146574339

The opioid crisis is purely their own making, the U.S. can't blame anyone else:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1558200580664852482

Spot the difference:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1558081970654961666

The U.S.' sanction on China's solar energy business in Xinjiang doing wonders, who could have thought of it?

Chinese Solar Billionaire Doubles Fortune Despite US Sanctions​

After the US government barred imports of Hoshine Silicon products, Luo Liguo and his family have only gotten richer — and they’re expanding operations in Xinjiang

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Yuan, Rupee, Lira May Replace Dollar, Euro in Russia Wealth Fund​

• Central bank says Russia considering purchases of currencies
• Sanctions over war prevent Russia buying dollars and euros

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[AssassinsMace]

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Trump first said he was framed and evidence planted. Now he says he declassified said planted evidence...? Republicans are anti-intellectual so they like to vote for people in power that are not smarter than they are speaking in a language they don't understand. That's a low bar when dummies vote for people dumber than they are.

 

[FriedButter]

Yuan, Rupee, Lira May Replace Dollar, Euro in Russia Wealth Fund​

• Central bank says Russia considering purchases of currencies
• Sanctions over war prevent Russia buying dollars and euros

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Why would the Russians buy Lira in their Sovereign Wealth Fund. No one wants to hold the Turks worthless currency. It’s down 25% YTD and 92% since 2006 against the USD (or 81% against the Ruble). Any senior management buying the Lira to hold on the national wealth fund should pack their bags and depart from the office lol.

 

[ficker22]

Poles dumb industrial waste with high mercury content into a river, the fauna dies, the authorities delay reporting and try to hide it. Now the mercury goes downstream to german border and gets reported by the media.

Add to the mercury that there is a massive drought in europe, so the water volume is less and therefore the mercury is less diluted.


At the same time is the water level of the Rhine river on a historic low and freight ships can only transit half loaded. The Rhine is usually a highly frequented freight route.

Weather in Germanistan is dry as pelosi's P



Peak EU bullshittery


PRC should do an export tax to F merimutts and EU-mutts alike

So far confirmed at least 10 tons of dead fish on polish part of the river, the poison will get into the baltic sea in one or 2 weeks and further kill anything living there.


Afaik, there are also heightened concentrations of mineral salts, of which mercury salts should be the most alarm regarding adverse effects on human health.


Rügen is one of the major german tourists spots in the baltic sea, basically a seaside resort with millions of annual visitors, and right at the estuary of the affected Oder river, when the authorities say alarming levels of mercury is in the water, how many tourists will spent their summer in Rügen?