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. Then after taking some RHS courses to hone his horticultural skills, he was over the moon at being made Head Gardener of the semi-formal Victorian kitchen garden at River Cottage and the 1.5 acres they use for growing fruit and veg. Growing ups and downs In the last ten years, Will has detected

John O’Dowd MLA who welcomed attendees and delivered a short opening address. Mr O’Dowd noted the important work of the group which he recognised from his time as Minister for Infrastructure which included responsibility for flooding policy. Mr O’Dowd also commented on recent flooding events

was recorded at Kew Gardens (Greater London) on the 26th. A minimum temperature of -15.4 °C was recorded at Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on the 1st. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 GMT on the 8th, 50.8 mm of rain fell at Capel Curig (Gwynedd). A wind gust of 73 knots (84 mph) was recorded at Capel Curig

spell,” he said. As people in Kakamega wait for the rains to come, others have been using Echoka’s portable water tank trailer to fetch water for irrigation especially for vegetable gardens, while others use the same to fetch water for construction among other uses, earning the farmer up to $100

is the lead author of the paper and the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. He said: “The UK has always endured weather extremes, including heatwaves, and there is no doubt that summer 2018 would always have been a notable period. However, our study found that climate change

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temperature records Although sitting outside the top ten warmest years in the series (all since 2002), 2019 was most remarkable for setting four UK high temperature records, including: A new all-time record (38.7° C) 25 July, Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (Cambridgeshire) A new winter record (21.2

) was recorded at South Uist (Western Isles) on the 13th. A snow depth of 15 cm was recorded at Tulloch Bridge (Invernessshire) on the 28th. Weather impacts Strong winds affected some northern areas of the UK on the 7th. In Scotland, the A1 between Haddington Junction and Thistly Cross was pre-emptively closed

tide brought seawater over the wall onto the track and overhead wires. Flights were cancelled at Glasgow airport, a number of trees were brought down, and there was some flooding on roads. In Northern Ireland, there were some road closures due to fallen trees. Numerous FlyBe flights to and from Belfast

farmers to use weather information for planning and making right decisions. “Many farmers lost their crops in the region after the heavy rains in October that left their gardens water-logged. Had they got climate information in time they should have found ways of adapting,” Tukei said. He also thanked