Weather

[manonthemoon2]

Same for us, it was quite eerie opening the shutters at 9 and letting the dogs out.

The smell of burning was quite strong and the faint mist of smoke appearing.

I asked a neighbour if he knew what was happening, his reply was "Bonjour il s'agit des fumées venant des incendies des landes, j'ai demandé aux pompiers."

It was also on Facebook by my other neighbours. We are 205 kms from Gironde according to Google maps

Keep safe everyone

[Sparkle]

oh I think we all need some of this and very soon

[Veem]

The smokey haze has gone, and the smokey clouds turned into proper clouds and went away, leaving behind blue skies and clean air in a smoke-free zone. It makes me realise how fortunate we are having experienced just a smidgeon of what some folk are going through or have yet to face.

[rabbit]

Here in 56 it reached 41 at 8pm last night
This morning a welcome drop to 23 degree and a sprinkle of rain.

[Bayleaf]

Be careful what you wish for - we're due a humdigger of a storm tonight. High winds, hail, et al.

[Lori]

Good grief ! Good luck Bayleaf.

The last 3 years have been some of the strangest years I've experienced (of course not speaking strictly of weather). It now seems like all this craziness is just 'the new world we live in.' Covid, war in Ukraine, Monkeypox, heatwaves, horrible fires, food shortages, sky high gasoline/energy prices, lack of available medical care or very long waits, etc. Sadly, I don't see any of this improving in the near future.

[manonthemoon2]

Yes indeed Veem

[Char]

I don't know if someone has a bonfire burning but it stinks of burning plastic outside, but I can't tell which direction it's coming from as there appears to be hazy smoke in the distance in every direction.

[MAD87]

I don't know if someone has a bonfire burning but it stinks of burning plastic outside, but I can't tell which direction it's coming from as there appears to be hazy smoke in the distance in every direction.

It's been like that here since mid-morning.

...Covid, war in Ukraine, Monkeypox, heatwaves, horrible fires, food shortages, sky high gasoline/energy prices, lack of available medical care or very long waits, etc. Sadly, I don't see any of this improving in the near future.

Have faith! We have to work on the politicos over the next couple of years to persuade them to take climate problems seriously. Things have been particularly 'unsettled' since the 2003 canicule, but it can't go on unchecked. Corruption (both locally and nationallyy) plays a big role in accelerating the bad stuff (e.g., town planning) and putting a brake on common sense. Time to change our habits drastically.
A vous, Monsieur le Président!

[Char]

the 2003 canicule,

I've got some video footage from then, absolute silence everywhere and the fallen fruit under the trees had not sight nor sound of a wasp or fly. Our clothes shrank on the washing line. They were hosing down most of the nuclear power stations with river water then I seem to recall.