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Protect yourself from droughts - Rainwater
Harvesting is a start
Rainfall in the UK varies between 550 and 3000mm a year.
However, the high rainfall tends to be in the north and
west where few people live. Most people live where
rainfall is between 600 and 800 mm a year. London is
actually drier than Istanbul and Madrid. In fact it is
predicted that it will become wetter in the north and
west, and drier in the south and east. The Environment
Agency has concluded that the south and east are already
past sustainable levels.
The summers of 2007 and 2008 were among the wettest on
record. But the summer of 2006 was the driest on record,
preceded by a dry winter, resulting in the
well-publicised water restrictions. This motivated the
Government to introduce new legislation (not in force
yet) which will give water boards greater powers during
water shortages. Hosepipe bans will extend from just
watering gardens and washing cars to include filling
swimming pools, ornamental ponds and hot tubs, and
cleaning patios, drives and windows.
But with a water tank and an effective irrigation system
you could keep your garden going throughout a drought.
For example, with a 5000 litre tank and a 100 m long
drip system, you could water for an hour a day for 90
days before the tank ran dry, with 1500 litre tank, for
@ 30 days, and with a 650 litre tank for @ 10 days.
Updated : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:42:24 GMT+00:00
Washington Post
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:09:06 GMT+00:00
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:09:42 GMT+00:00
Texas Tribune (blog)
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:30:35 GMT+00:00
TechRadar UK
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:39:17 GMT+00:00
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