No, BBC–Droughts Are Not Getting Worse In Scotland

A scenic view of a Scottish landscape with rolling hills, a village nestled in the valley, and vibrant pink heather flowers in the foreground, illuminated by the warm glow of the setting sun.

From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

h/t Paul Kolk

A serene landscape featuring a flowing stream surrounded by tall green grass and blooming wildflowers, set against a backdrop of majestic mountains and a bright sun rising in the sky.

Today’s fake news from the BBC:

Screenshot of a BBC News headline stating, 'Rivers at critical level as Scotland's water supplies feel the strain.'

Scotland is known for its rainfall, famed as a lush, green, soggy nation.

Not this year.

Water levels are way below average after the driest spring since 1964 and a hot summer.

The problem is especially acute in the east of the country, where the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is now introducing curbs on some water use.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qly7g9pepo.amp

So far, so good. Until, that is, they wheeled out the usual climate numptie, who is either utterly incompetent or lying through her teeth:

Part of the problem, he goes on, is Scotland’s relationship with rain, and the perception that in a land of more than 30,000 freshwater lochs, water must surely be abundant.

This, insists Dr Rebecca Wade, senior lecturer in environmental science at Abertay University in Dundee, is simply not the case.

“Our climate is changing which means that sometimes we have a lot less water than we’re used to having,” she explains.

“Also, when we do get rainfall, it comes in a different pattern.

“So we might get a very intense short storm, and that could even cause localised flooding, but at the same time, it doesn’t resolve the drought situations because it’s not recharging the groundwater. It’s not filling up the reservoirs.”

Are droughts getting worse in Scotland? Silly question really:

Line graph showing the annual rainfall amount in Scotland from 1840 to 2020, with data points representing different years and color-coded lines indicating lowest, highest, and average rainfall levels.
Line graph depicting rainfall amounts in Scotland during spring from 1840 to 2020, displaying trends and averages with marked data points.
Line graph depicting rainfall amounts in Scotland from 1840 to 2020, showing variations in summer precipitation levels with marked averages.
A graph showing the rainfall amount in Scotland for the month of June over the years, with marked lines indicating various thresholds such as lowest, highest, and average rainfall.
Line graph showing rainfall amounts in Scotland for July from 1840 to 2020, with indicators for lowest, highest, and average rainfall values.

Not only was the dry spring this year not exceptional in the least, but rainfall was also above average in June/July!

And what of that nonsense about intense storms?

There is no evidence of this in the Met Office’s daily rainfall data for the three Scottish regions:

Line graph showing precipitation levels in Scotland from 1930 to 2020, with varying amounts of rainfall over the years, highlighting trends in weather patterns.
Graph displaying daily precipitation levels in Eastern Scotland from 1930 to 2020, with varying peaks and trends over the decades.
A graph displaying precipitation levels in Northern Scotland from 1930 to 2020, showing variations in daily rainfall amounts over the decades.
https://climexp.knmi.nl/start.cgi

Climate scientists are increasingly becoming lie the old Soviets – they are so immersed in their own propaganda and outright lies, that they end up believing it all themselves.


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