We all like a warm sea to swim in

[SteamyTea]

Heard a bit on the news about the Mediterranean, so though I would have a look at what was happening closer to home.

1.4K above the seasonal mean. 17.5°C.

Now this may sound good for tourism, but it means more evaporation, which will turn to rain, somewhere.

If the Gadidae spawning and nursery grounds are too warm, stocks can plummet, which is not good for food security, especially as the Baltic is still out of bounds.

 

 

[DamonHD]

Not great for tourism was the Paris-sized wildfire that burnt ~80km away from us towards Spain, due to climate-change induced drought and heat.  Last week, not some mythical ignorable distant thing.  The firefighting planes were sometimes flying over us.

[SteamyTea]

5 minutes ago, DamonHD said:

The firefighting planes were sometimes flying over us

I used to live in the South of France, often saw the planes collecting water in the Bay of Toulon.

 

Nearly 15,000 people died unnecessarily in France in 2003 because of heat.  Europe was 70,000 extra that year.

Apart from the silly units (°F) it does not look good for the UK.

 

[Onoff]

57 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Heard a bit on the news about the Mediterranean, so though I would have a look at what was happening closer to home.

1.4K above the seasonal mean. 17.5°C.

Now this may sound good for tourism, but it means more evaporation, which will turn to rain, somewhere.

If the Gadidae spawning and nursery grounds are too warm, stocks can plummet, which is not good for food security, especially as the Baltic is still out of bounds.

 

 

 

Probably worth putting a few quid on the first Great White attack being down your way soon 😬

[SteamyTea]

1 hour ago, Onoff said:

first Great White attack being down your way

My old University had a team working on why we don't have GWS off the coast here, or that many Makos for that matter.

Seems that GWS like colder water within an easy days swim. They only get close to the shore to feed, then swim back to the colder waters.

Why the Eastern Pacific, Southern Ocean is their preferred area, though they do go up as high as Newfoundland, which is fed by cold artic currents.

 

I used to work with a recently Doctored, Marine Biologist. She never appreciated my comments about her black rubber suit.

She only lasted 1 term lecturing, and never said goodbye to me.

Edited August 17 by SteamyTea