NW UK, gentle rain over-night and this morning.
Probably not enough to mitigate 'Fire Triangle'...
But, windy enough to perhaps aggravate rather than suppress heath-fires etc etc...
Little bit toasty here
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Nik_SpeakerToCats
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Re: Little bit toasty here
If you cannot see the wood for the trees, deploy LIDAR.
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Davion Highlander
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Re: Little bit toasty here
You expect the SNP to have to be able to provide factual proof of their nonsensical claims?! That sir is heresy of the Highest Order and St Nicola, Queen of True Scots is frowning down upon you from her celestial throne!Paul Nuttall wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2026 7:39 pmDoesn't the SNP periodically say that is what is happening.....the English are stealing our water....despite there being no actual links....unlike the links from Wales to England.Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2026 8:57 pm Has absolutely pelted it down here for quite a bit of the day. Way things are going, we might have some spare water to send to our English cousins!
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Paul Nuttall
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Re: Little bit toasty here
Sorry...my bad.....Davion Highlander wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2026 7:27 pmYou expect the SNP to have to be able to provide factual proof of their nonsensical claims?! That sir is heresy of the Highest Order and St Nicola, Queen of True Scots is frowning down upon you from her celestial throne!Paul Nuttall wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2026 7:39 pmDoesn't the SNP periodically say that is what is happening.....the English are stealing our water....despite there being no actual links....unlike the links from Wales to England.Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2026 8:57 pm Has absolutely pelted it down here for quite a bit of the day. Way things are going, we might have some spare water to send to our English cousins!
Re: Little bit toasty here
Well it was actually cool in the morning today and by 9am the outside temperature was about 17 degrees C.
So about 4 degrees difference from previous days.
A much more comfortable day all round.
So about 4 degrees difference from previous days.
A much more comfortable day all round.
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Bob Dedmon
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Re: Little bit toasty here
Not too bad here in Virginia, temps ranging from the mid-upper 80s to the mid upper 90s with humidity to match creating "feels like temps" in the lower 100s. Saw an article from the Smithsonian talking about lower levels in the Danube endangering a Romanian nuclear power plant, revealing wrecked ships from WW II and a mammoth fossil.
Christian Thorsberg | Daily Correspondent
August 4, 2026
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Nazi-era ships
German warships dating to World War II are visible again in the Danube River, as they were in 2024 as pictured here. Anadolu / Getty Images
As successive heatwaves and drought stalk much of Europe this summer, water levels on the Danube—the continent’s second-longest river, which flows through 10 countries—have fallen to record lows in multiple places along its 1,770-mile route.
The consequences have been dramatic. Barges in Serbia can carry only a fraction of their normal cargo of imported fuel. Nuclear power plants in Hungary and Romania are at risk of having to shut down without sufficient water needed to cool their reactors, raising concerns of sweeping energy shortages. And a cruise ship in Bulgaria ran aground, prompting officials to evacuate passengers.
Meanwhile, residents and researchers are taking the opportunity to interact with the Danube in a different way: by studying—and in some cases, removing—the remnants from the past that have resurfaced in the parched riverbed.
Austrian ships
Ships sit aground in Austria as some tributaries of the Danube River run dry. Roland Schlager / APA / AFP via Getty Images
Near Prahovo, Serbia, a graveyard of decades-old shipwrecks is seeing the light of day. Some of the remains of World War II-era Nazi warships and roughly 200 boats are visible above the Danube’s falling water line. They are relics from fall 1944, when the advancing Soviet Red Army forced Hitler’s forces to retreat. Rather than risk their vessels and supplies falling into enemy hands, the Nazis strategically arranged vessels in the Danube and then scuttled them, creating a blockade to hinder Soviet movement.
More than 80 years later, these abandoned shipwrecks remain a significant obstacle for modern ships traveling along the Danube, especially when water levels drop, costing Serbia roughly $5.75 million in losses from disrupted trade and transport each year, Popular Science’s Andrew Paul reports.
In 2024, Serbia and the European Investment Bank launched an initiative to remove 21 ships. Crews needed to work carefully, as sudden movements or exposure to the atmosphere could trigger leftover ammunition to explode. At least two ships were instead buried into the river bottom.
“In the past, organizing such an undertaking was quite challenging, but with modern technology and techniques, it has become much more feasible,” Aleksandar Banjac, Serbia’s assistant minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, said in a statement in 2024. “Now is the right time, as river traffic and goods transport on the Danube are increasing significantly. The river is a crucial artery for Europe, and this particular section is of great interest to shippers.”
As water levels fall to historic lows, this summer may present another opportunity for crews to pull remaining boats from the river.
Fun fact: A river anthem
Johann Strauss Jr. composed the famous “Blue Danube” waltz in 1867 when the Vienna Men’s Choral Society commissioned a new choral work. It has become a sort of anthem for Austria’s capital city.
In the eastern Croatian village of Opatovac, a ship that sank, possibly in 1937, was similarly exposed. “History has literally emerged from the Danube,” Lea Vidić, the head of the nearby municipality of Lovas, tells TVP World’s Ammar Anwer.
Amateur treasure hunters and magnet-fishers are also taking advantage of low water levels. Zsolt Horváth says he enjoys pulling artifacts like an old radio amplifier and bullet casings from the world wars from the river, Fortune’s Justin Spike reports.
“Having so little water in the Danube is a blessing for this kind of activity. Otherwise, it’s a curse,” Horváth tells the outlet.
To that point, officials in Budapest had to close a bridge after a remnant bomb from World War II was exposed in the riverbed.
Meanwhile, in Bulgaria, residents living along the Danube discovered some of the oldest items yet: the remains of a woolly mammoth. Experts called to the site identified a lower jaw, two tusks, a shoulder blade and what could be a rib.
“I would not call it a sensation, but any discovery of such ancient remains is very important for science,” Nikolay Nenov, director of the nearby Regional History Museum, tells the Bulgarian News Agency, Reuters reports.
Christian Thorsberg | Daily Correspondent
August 4, 2026
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Nazi-era ships
German warships dating to World War II are visible again in the Danube River, as they were in 2024 as pictured here. Anadolu / Getty Images
As successive heatwaves and drought stalk much of Europe this summer, water levels on the Danube—the continent’s second-longest river, which flows through 10 countries—have fallen to record lows in multiple places along its 1,770-mile route.
The consequences have been dramatic. Barges in Serbia can carry only a fraction of their normal cargo of imported fuel. Nuclear power plants in Hungary and Romania are at risk of having to shut down without sufficient water needed to cool their reactors, raising concerns of sweeping energy shortages. And a cruise ship in Bulgaria ran aground, prompting officials to evacuate passengers.
Meanwhile, residents and researchers are taking the opportunity to interact with the Danube in a different way: by studying—and in some cases, removing—the remnants from the past that have resurfaced in the parched riverbed.
Austrian ships
Ships sit aground in Austria as some tributaries of the Danube River run dry. Roland Schlager / APA / AFP via Getty Images
Near Prahovo, Serbia, a graveyard of decades-old shipwrecks is seeing the light of day. Some of the remains of World War II-era Nazi warships and roughly 200 boats are visible above the Danube’s falling water line. They are relics from fall 1944, when the advancing Soviet Red Army forced Hitler’s forces to retreat. Rather than risk their vessels and supplies falling into enemy hands, the Nazis strategically arranged vessels in the Danube and then scuttled them, creating a blockade to hinder Soviet movement.
More than 80 years later, these abandoned shipwrecks remain a significant obstacle for modern ships traveling along the Danube, especially when water levels drop, costing Serbia roughly $5.75 million in losses from disrupted trade and transport each year, Popular Science’s Andrew Paul reports.
In 2024, Serbia and the European Investment Bank launched an initiative to remove 21 ships. Crews needed to work carefully, as sudden movements or exposure to the atmosphere could trigger leftover ammunition to explode. At least two ships were instead buried into the river bottom.
“In the past, organizing such an undertaking was quite challenging, but with modern technology and techniques, it has become much more feasible,” Aleksandar Banjac, Serbia’s assistant minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, said in a statement in 2024. “Now is the right time, as river traffic and goods transport on the Danube are increasing significantly. The river is a crucial artery for Europe, and this particular section is of great interest to shippers.”
As water levels fall to historic lows, this summer may present another opportunity for crews to pull remaining boats from the river.
Fun fact: A river anthem
Johann Strauss Jr. composed the famous “Blue Danube” waltz in 1867 when the Vienna Men’s Choral Society commissioned a new choral work. It has become a sort of anthem for Austria’s capital city.
In the eastern Croatian village of Opatovac, a ship that sank, possibly in 1937, was similarly exposed. “History has literally emerged from the Danube,” Lea Vidić, the head of the nearby municipality of Lovas, tells TVP World’s Ammar Anwer.
Amateur treasure hunters and magnet-fishers are also taking advantage of low water levels. Zsolt Horváth says he enjoys pulling artifacts like an old radio amplifier and bullet casings from the world wars from the river, Fortune’s Justin Spike reports.
“Having so little water in the Danube is a blessing for this kind of activity. Otherwise, it’s a curse,” Horváth tells the outlet.
To that point, officials in Budapest had to close a bridge after a remnant bomb from World War II was exposed in the riverbed.
Meanwhile, in Bulgaria, residents living along the Danube discovered some of the oldest items yet: the remains of a woolly mammoth. Experts called to the site identified a lower jaw, two tusks, a shoulder blade and what could be a rib.
“I would not call it a sensation, but any discovery of such ancient remains is very important for science,” Nikolay Nenov, director of the nearby Regional History Museum, tells the Bulgarian News Agency, Reuters reports.