Weather Thread

[Professor]

Bandwagon jumping to lever more money out of the government.

What the IFA will fail to mention is that every new handout scheme involves paperwork, adding further to the admin stress felt by farmers, and that is a huge burden already.

Major fail - No points.

 

[Professor]

Communists / Overlords / Fascists, Love Paper-Work / Bureaucracy = = Total Control.

Agreed, it's Full Spectrum Dominance = Control of the Weather too.

 

[Mad as Fish]

Major fail - No points.

When was the last time you actually had a conversation with a farmer about farming matters?

 

[jpc]

Wasn't some one telling us May was a record breaking high temperature month?
God we were done again.!

 

[Professor]

When was the last time you actually had a conversation with a farmer about farming matters?

Yesterday and also a few days ago in relation to bee keeping/honey production and lamb availability.

Anyway here's a bit more info in regard to the weather's impact on farmers . . .


"Droughts, fires, and floods can have devastating consequences for farmers’ mental health.

The suicide rate for Australian farmers is also almost 59 percent higher than the general population, and research has confirmed a link between farmer suicides and extreme weather.

Having said that the number of farmers seeking help for mental health reasons doubled in 2023.

With climate change predicted to increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, Australia needs to prepare — or risk losing more farmer lives to suicide.

Extreme weather events that adversely impacted farming operations were reported by an overwhelming majority of survey respondents (88 percent). Farmers also reported considerable financial strains when an extreme weather event occurs, with an average cost of $AU1.4 million per farm.

A lack of control over the weather, and a resulting sense of powerlessness, has previously been identified as a contributor to suicide deaths among farmers.

But as extreme weather events become more common and more severe in Australia, these disasters have cumulative impacts on the mental health of farmers, who are not only dependent on the land, but also identify profound emotional and psychological connections to their land. Etc etc etc . . .

Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we ready?

With climate change increasing severity of extreme weather we need to prepare for a mental health crisis or risk losing more farmer lives to suicide.

cosmosmagazine.com

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

The number of farmers seeking help for mental health reasons doubled in 2023.

Sir, do you know if Val has registered with his local mental health practioner?

 

[Professor]

Well well well, it's been a cracker of a day!! 23-24C and much hotter in direct sunlight which was shining all day!!
The best day of Summer (today) is actually in Autumn

Very clear blue sky all day with just an itty bitty liddle spwaay.

We should have had a month or two of this weather which is normal naturally for the earlier time of year.

Anyway, it's been a day to remember and hopefully we'll see it again next year if we're lucky

 

[Wolf]

Well well well, it's been a cracker of a day!! 23-24C and much hotter in direct sunlight which was shining all day!!
The best day of Summer (today) is actually in Autumn

Very clear blue sky all day with just an itty bitty liddle spwaay.

We should have had a month or two of this weather which is normal naturally for the earlier time of year.

Anyway, it's been a day to remember and hopefully we'll see it again next year if we're lucky

We used to call good weather like this in September/October time and 'Indian Summer'.
I guess now it's called 'Climate Change' or 'Global Warming' or some other buzzword used to fool the masses.

 

[Mad as Fish]

We used to call good weather like this in September/October time and 'Indian Summer'.
I guess now it's called 'Climate Change' or 'Global Warming' or some other buzzword used to fool the masses.

Got myself a digger in for the weekend and had a mighty time on the Tonka Toy for big boys, even managed to clear the project's garden while I was at it!

 

[Mad as Fish]

Yesterday and also a few days ago in relation to bee keeping/honey production and lamb availability.

Anyway here's a bit more info in regard to the weather's impact on farmers . . .


"Droughts, fires, and floods can have devastating consequences for farmers’ mental health.

The suicide rate for Australian farmers is also almost 59 percent higher than the general population, and research has confirmed a link between farmer suicides and extreme weather.

Having said that the number of farmers seeking help for mental health reasons doubled in 2023.

With climate change predicted to increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, Australia needs to prepare — or risk losing more farmer lives to suicide.

Extreme weather events that adversely impacted farming operations were reported by an overwhelming majority of survey respondents (88 percent). Farmers also reported considerable financial strains when an extreme weather event occurs, with an average cost of $AU1.4 million per farm.

A lack of control over the weather, and a resulting sense of powerlessness, has previously been identified as a contributor to suicide deaths among farmers.

But as extreme weather events become more common and more severe in Australia, these disasters have cumulative impacts on the mental health of farmers, who are not only dependent on the land, but also identify profound emotional and psychological connections to their land. Etc etc etc . . .

Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we ready?

With climate change increasing severity of extreme weather we need to prepare for a mental health crisis or risk losing more farmer lives to suicide.

cosmosmagazine.com

There has been a big fuss made of mental health issues of late so there is little surprise that more are admitting to it now that the shame associated with it is dropping away. It was probably a much larger problem in the past when the elder son was left to run the farm as the parents grew old and once they died off he was left alone with no spouse/family of his own. Often they degenerated to living in a hovel with the dogs and cats as the roof fell in and their only escape was drink. It's been seen many a time, but it was never spoken off, another of Ireland's dirty little secrets.

This stuff about extreme weather events. There have always extreme weather events but people just got on with life, but now there is a handle to be put on them and farmers can make themselves feel important, and hopefully get more subsidies, by talking about them as if the end of the world was nigh. I'd say it's more psychological than actual. Communication is also far easier nowadays so we get to hear about things that we probably would not of done before, giving the impression that all is going downhill.

 

[Mad as Fish]

There has been a big fuss made of mental health issues of late so there is little surprise that more are admitting to it now that the shame associated with it is dropping away. It was probably a much larger problem in the past when the elder son was left to run the farm as the parents grew old and once they died off he was left alone with no spouse/family of his own. Often they degenerated to living in a hovel with the dogs and cats as the roof fell in and their only escape was drink. It's been seen many a time, but it was never spoken off, another of Ireland's dirty little secrets.

This stuff about extreme weather events. There has always extreme weather events but people just got on with life, but now there is a handle to be put them and farmers can make themselves feel important, and hopefully get more subsidies, by talking about them as if the end of the world was nigh. I'd say it's more psychological than actual. Communication is also far easier nowadays so we get to hear about things that we probably would not of done before giving the impression that all was going downhill.

Oh, and the paperwork associated with farming is now becoming a huge burden. There are plenty of farmers out there who simply want a fair price for what they produce and feck the subsidies, they are just hassle.

 

[Professor]

Hey!? Anyone else notice how this autumn is much more summery than June & July/August too

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

This is definitely the best weather we had all year it's to be dry all week

 

[Professor]

This is definitely the best weather we had all year it's to be dry all week

It's shaping up to be a Scorcher in September to remember.
Very little central heating used so far, compared to June, July & August just past

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Great moon tonight you can nearly see the ruins of the building on it

 

[Mad as Fish]

Last year the Ploughing was awash with rain and mud with ponds and puddles everywhere, it put a lot of exhibitors off for the event was a lot smaller this year which basked in late summer heat and sun lotion was applied by the tanker load.

So which was the the extreme weather event?

 

[clarke-connolly]

Last year the Ploughing was awash with rain and mud with ponds and puddles everywhere, it put a lot of exhibitors off for the event was a lot smaller this year which basked in late summer heat and sun lotion was applied by the tanker load.

So which was the the extreme weather event?

Irish Weather is Un-Predictable ~ ~ Always has been and always will be.

 

[Professor]

Sunny again today Most of September was bright and warm, now here in October with sunrises, blue skies and sunsets it's like summer is continuing on from May after the dim damp chilly interruption which was June, July and August

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

Looks like it will hold today but heavy rain on the way for the weekend

 

[jpc]

Looks like it will hold today but heavy rain on the way for the weekend

Oh and don't forget the ex tropical storm arriving next week !

 

[Professor]

Looks like it will hold today but heavy rain on the way for the weekend

Back to normality then, but sure the sunny weather had us Irish happy, out there and productive, can't be having that.

 

[Professor]

Shiver me timbers, but they be wantin' boats there soon, aaarrrrrrrghhh

. . . Ms Delaney said she had spoken to business owners in the area, describing them as "angry" and "upset".

She added that the water system "basically isn't big enough" to deal with such weather.

"Some people had flood gates up and the water came up through their floors," she added.

Ms Delaney said the Taoiseach's announcement that there will be supports for those impacted by the flooding is "fantastic".

But, she said, "we had this four years ago as well".

"Four years ago, somebody came down from the Government, had a walk around town, looked at all the damage and said, 'don't worry.'"

"We need a more permanent solution, this is four years later, and the exact same thing has happened," Ms Delaney said.

Bantry town experienced flooding four times in 18 months between 2018 and 2020.

Flood frustrations aired at minister during Bantry visit

Residents and business owners in Bantry have expressed their anger and frustration at yesterday's flooding to the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works who visited the area this afternoon.

www.rte.ie

So "the water system "basically isn't big enough" to deal with such weather."

What has made such weather such a threat??

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

What has made such weather such a threat??

Don't tell me Love.

Climate change

 

[Mad as Fish]

Shiver me timbers, but they be wantin' boats there soon, aaarrrrrrrghhh

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. . . Ms Delaney said she had spoken to business owners in the area, describing them as "angry" and "upset".

She added that the water system "basically isn't big enough" to deal with such weather.

"Some people had flood gates up and the water came up through their floors," she added.

Ms Delaney said the Taoiseach's announcement that there will be supports for those impacted by the flooding is "fantastic".

But, she said, "we had this four years ago as well".

"Four years ago, somebody came down from the Government, had a walk around town, looked at all the damage and said, 'don't worry.'"

"We need a more permanent solution, this is four years later, and the exact same thing has happened," Ms Delaney said.

Bantry town experienced flooding four times in 18 months between 2018 and 2020.

Flood frustrations aired at minister during Bantry visit

Residents and business owners in Bantry have expressed their anger and frustration at yesterday's flooding to the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works who visited the area this afternoon.

www.rte.ie

So "the water system "basically isn't big enough" to deal with such weather."

What has made such weather such a threat??

Building on flood plains, placing a town in a valley and even as a champion of agriculture I'll suggest that some farming practices reduce the ability of the soil to absorb water and release it like sponge over time.

 

[Mad as Fish]

Even the IPCC is dragging its feet over linking 'extreme weather events' to CO2 emmisions.

Climate Activists Frustrated by IPCC's Refusal to Link Extreme Weather With Carbon Emissions – The Daily Sceptic

Climate activists are growing increasingly frustrated by the IPCC's refusal to link extreme weather with carbon dioxide emissions and are resorting to more and more desperate tactics to push the alarm, says Chris Morrison.

dailysceptic.org

 

[Professor]

Record rains in Spain kill at least 95 plus more expected amid huge destruction from rain river torrents not seen in living memory
More bad weather on the way . . .

Spain’s weather agency has issued further alerts for rain - including a rare red warning - following the devastating floods in Valencia. An ‘extreme risk’ red warning is in place for the Castellon region, just north of Valencia, this morning until 2pm local time.
It warns of up to 180mm of rainfall in 12 hours. The risk is lowered to an amber level by the afternoon, but remains in place throughout the day. Valencia, which was hit by flash floods on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 95 people, is under a yellow warning for storms and rain, with 20mm expected to fall in one hour.

MSN

 

[Professor]

Deaths have increased significantly with more yet to be announced as destruction is unraveled.

More than 150 people killed as eastern Spain hit by flash floods

Spain floods latest: King Charles 'utterly heartbroken' as deaths rise; tragedy exposes 'criminal negligence'

Hundreds of volunteers have been streaming in to the hardest-hit areas of Spain to help, as police fear more bodies are hidden in the wreckage of the floods. The King has written a letter to the King of Spain to offer his condolences.

news.sky.com

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Buddy is this a result of Climate change?

 

[Professor]

It's very unusual and strange weather extremes which caused this latest, they got hit from all directions,
more likely it's a result of changes occurring due to Climate Modification Operations as they themselves (the climate engineers) have publicly stated in the msm news earlier this year, remember??

 

[Mad as Fish]

Buddy is this a result of Climate change?

No.

 

[Professor]

No.

That reply, simply does not qualify

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

You gotta stick to the day job and stop trying to be a comedian Love

 

[Mad as Fish]

That reply, simply does not qualify

If only I had the time to do so today, maybe over the W/E.

 

[Professor]

You gotta stick to the day job and stop trying to be a comedian Love

It's a clown world out there, best to go get yourself a sense of humour and figure it out.

Meanwhile perhaps they should pray harder to Thank God for the Weather?

 

[AN2]

 

[Professor]

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Looking like there's going to be a Reformation in the not too distant future . . .

 

[Mad as Fish]

It's very unusual and strange weather extremes which caused this latest, they got hit from all directions,
more likely it's a result of changes occurring due to Climate Modification Operations as they themselves (the climate engineers) have publicly stated in the msm news earlier this year, remember??

How do you know its unusual, what time frame are you using as a reference?

 

[Professor]

How do you know its unusual

Because of the facts of the matter.

what time frame are you using as a reference?

The last 4 years have some very unusual weather events to reference in Germany, Midleton, cork and now this in Spain - worst in living memory - 100 years ago.

 

[Mad as Fish]

Because of the facts of the matter.


The last 4 years have some very unusual weather events to reference in Germany, Midleton, cork and now this in Spain - worst in living memory - 100 years ago.

To my mind the current atmosphere can be dated back to the start of photosynthesis, around 3.5 billion years ago. And here you are talking about the last four years….

 

[Professor]

To my mind the current atmosphere can be dated back to the start of photosynthesis, around 3.5 billion years ago. And here you are talking about the last four years….

Exactly! Now you're getting it!!

"At least 205 people are known to have died in the worst floods to hit Spain and Europe in decades, but the death toll is rising.
Experts estimate that about a year of rain fell in eight hours on Tuesday."

Spain floods: Death toll rises to 211, thousands more troops are deployed to help searches

Experts estimate that about 12 months of rain fell in eight hours on Tuesday

www.irishtimes.com