Drought Or Esrd ?

[stewfox]

I was interested the attached article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147893/UK-weather-Temperatures-set-hit-25C-parts-Britain-today.html

ESRD Environmental Stress due to Rainfall Deficit does seem to be 'better' then blanket 'drought' with all of its connotations.

Will it 'help' the Public though ??

[johnholmes]

yet another accronym which most folk will not have the foggiest idea what it means!

[Methuselah]

I don't think it's really meant for the public... After all, the public (if the Mail is to be believed?) can't even comprehend why a wet weekend doesn't cause an immediate lifting of a hosepipe ban...

[DAVID SNOW]

I don't think it's really meant for the public... After all, the public (if the Mail is to be believed?) can't even comprehend why a wet weekend doesn't cause an immediate lifting of a hosepipe ban...

Funny that,the Mail wins Newspaper of the year at the Press awards.

[The PIT]

ESRD Environmental Stress due to Rainfall Deficit does seem to be 'better' then blanket 'drought' with all of its connotations.

Or translated. The reason why that tree is going yellow and dying is that it hasn't got enough water.

[Methuselah]

Funny that,the Mail wins Newspaper of the year at the Press awards.

But not for its weather-related output?

[DAVID SNOW]

But not for its weather-related output?

Perhaps not,but for everything else...........................??