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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Spin between the raindrops

An excellent article from the BBC website* Spin between the raindrops looks at the Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics of the current water shortage.
Yet to find a year drier than 2005 for most of the UK, there is no need to delve back into prehistory; 2003 fits the bill, as do 1997, 1996, 1991 and 1990.

It goes on to explain
The period chosen to demonstrate the rains' recalcitrance ran from November 2004 to June 2005.

But
October 2004 was wetter than usual.

and goes on to explain the spin. The Gorse Fox commends it... a good read.

*Gorse Fox can't believe he said that.

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