![]() Soon my n00bs were singing the praises of this story compared to everything else pre-Hiatus we’d watched. It was something about his particular reaction to a person/situation I can’t even remember now, but at the time – if I squinted my brain really hard – I could see what she meant. Wait, whut? Six? Like Nine? I was confused. “He kind of reminds me of ,” declared jO. ![]() Finally, there was the general snarking about the supposedly American Companion (“gotta work on that accent, lady”), which actually continued through the whole show (“you’re so incapable!” “I don’t like her at all…”). The credits were declared more ’70s than ’80s (and Six’s smile garnered such adjectives as “creepy” and “psychedelic”), but the music was “totally ’80s!” Then came the requisite disgust with Six’s coat-of-many-colors, which for this story was closely followed by “ what is she wearing?!” in reference to Peri. ![]() Who knew – it worked!įirst impressions were mixed. I carefully picked my favorite of his stories in order to cast him in the best possible light. While jE was already familiar with him (in fact, he was the reason she stopped watching, back in the day – and despite not feeling well, I’m pretty sure that’s her real excuse for missing this time), neither of the other two had ever seen him before. OK – I’ll admit it: I was really surprised by the reactions to Six. Succeeding Story: The Two Doctors (Two, Six, Jaime, Peri) Preceding Story: Vengeance on Varos (Six, Peri) Vulnerability of industrial and chemical plants is in the process of being assessed."Īll these experts are painting a stark picture of an oncoming Perfect Storm, and none are so blind as those who will not see.Doctor/Companion: Six, Perpugilliam “Peri” Brown Loss of water supplies for power generation from reservoirs that are already historically low would cause rolling blackouts at a minimum. The cost of trucking in water to Groesbeck (population 6000) would cost over $60,000/day. There are 100-200 systems in Texas (such as Groesbeck) that have surface water only and are upstream of a reservoir. "TDEM considers worst-case scenario: cities running out of water. Gabriela Stermolle, planner, Texas Division of Emergency Management: "While the Drought Monitor map has improved, there are still water restrictions in place throughout the state." Kellye Rila, director, water availability division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Planning is one thing, implementation is another." "The 2012 plan’s message: In times of extreme drought, Texas does not have enough water to meet the needs of residential, industrial, and agricultural users. Thus, there will continue to be water supply issues across most of the state through summer."īrenner Brown, management analyst, water science and conservation, Texas Water Development Board: In the summer, the odds favor above-normal temperatures, which would imply increased water demand and increased lake evaporation. "The Climate Prediction Center is calling for enhanced chances of below-normal rainfall through spring, which is a problem since May is the most important month for rainflow and reservoir replenishment. John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas state climatologist, Texas A&M University: In a fine example of the "normalcy bias" in action, he blew our concerns off and said the water managers there knew what they were doing. That's pretty generous of Scotland to be offering to sell some of their excess water supplies south of the border, but is there an existing pipeline or canal system to transport it?įor a distant cousin on my husband's side who just moved back to Texas after decades in a northern state, we asked if he knew about the extreme drought situation there. Not hurting for water.(2-28-12) - NewsChannel 9 WSYR Only the heavens can prevent a dreadful drought in England - TelegraphĪnne, at least you shouldn't have to worry about an outright drought: Even the recent snow has helped little: one foot of the stuff only translates into an inch of water." ![]() East Anglia has suffered the most arid March to January in a century, parts of the Midlands have had the driest 26 months on record. ".Rainfall in the south-eastern half of Britain over recent months has been lower than before the 1976 drought, making it the region’s third dry winter in a row. And I well remember, as a young reporter, interviewing Denis Howell, the newly appointed Minister for Drought, in the long dry summer of 1976: within days the heavens opened and he was made Minister for Floods." The last time I did so – in June 2011, after the second driest spring on record – a wet summer duly followed. "Writing about impending drought, in my experience, is a dicey business. This British correspondent's report reflects his frustration: Bruv, are you allowed to collect rainwater under your community's ordinances? Just a thought.
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