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Fungi to be used to filter out toxins in waterways
This sounds like a great bit of scientific discovery. And useful too. But I can’t help feeling that treating the symptoms of a failing water network detracts from the main problem, which is sewage leaking into waterways in the first place.
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From Weather Almanac 2026: June
upon investigation by the Met Office it was found that a stationary vehicle was parked nearby with its engine running and the record was rejected.
I have questions.
How long after the temperature was recorded did the Met Office investigate? Immediately? Within hours? A day or more later? What is the process of investigation? How did they even know that the car was there at that time?
I asked Gemini to look into it, and as you’d expect, the Met Office has a strict auditing process for any history-making weather anomalies. While the Motherwell reading of 33.2°C initially seemed plausible on that scorching afternoon of 28 June 2018, all potential national records trigger a deeper dive.
Within a week, the record was officially debunked. Because the weather station sits in Strathclyde Country Park, an on-site observer realized that a vehicle had been left idling right next to the Stevenson screen (the enclosure that houses the thermometers) during the peak afternoon heat.
The full story is on the Met Office blog.
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Today’s walk: Batemans in springtime
Maybe it was early summer rather than late spring? It depends on whether you are looking at meterological or astronomical summer, I suppose. Either way, it was a lovely walk.
Just like our last visit, we used it as a stop-off on the way back from Margate. It was even more useful this time because they now have EV charging available.
We had a beautiful stroll through the meadows, followed by a walk up a small hill that gave us a gorgeous view back over Sussex.
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