How this summer may have been when climate change felt real
So why for many people does this year feel different - like climate change is finally "here" ?Well in 2026, things have reached some sort of tipping point where we can start to see really obvious signs of change that had a huge impact on at least some of us.A winter of endless rain, not just wet but never ending. Then the rain stopped and we were hurtling into drought. I saw pictures of dead adders along with cracked and burnt eggs belonging to ground-nesting birds.It is not just wildlife affected by them - the ash from the fire is changing the chemistry of the soil itself.
- ▪So why for many people does this year feel different - like climate change is finally "here" ?Well in 2026, things have reached some sort of tipping point where we can start to see really obvious signs of change that had a huge impact on at
- ▪Then the rain stopped and we were hurtling into drought.
- ▪I saw pictures of dead adders along with cracked and burnt eggs belonging to ground-nesting birds.It is not just wildlife affected by them - the ash from the fire is changing the chemistry of the soil itself.
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How this summer may have been when climate change felt realImage source, PA MediaImage caption, This summer, 19 homes were destroyed by a major fire that broke out in StourbridgeByDavid Gregory-KumarWest Midlands science environment and rural affairs correspondentPublished4 minutes agoIs this the year climate change became real for people of the Midlands?I mean climate change is real, I've spent a 25-year career telling people it is real and documenting its impact on the region: Floods, dry spells, heatwaves and more.
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