The Dry
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| Originally published | May 31, 2016 |
| Authors | Jane Harper |
| Followed by | Force of Nature |
| Genres | Police Procedural |
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| ID | 1139613 |
About The Dry
A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. . . .
Ukraine's Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia
... Perhaps equally importantly The Dry docks - vital for maintenance of the entire Black Sea fleet - would likely be out of use " for many months" the ministry said...
Libya flood: Satellite images reveal destruction in Derna
... Your device may not support this visualisation Homes built in The Dry riverbed on the sea side of the dam bore the brunt of the flood as the dams burst...
Water firms illegally spilled sewage on dry days - data suggests
... " Counting The Dry spills - methodologyThe figures were the result of a nine-month investigation by the BBC Data and Climate and Science teams...
Hopes for summer weather before autumn starts? - BBC Weather
... For The Dry, sunny and warmer weather in summer we really want to see high pressure dominating...
Niger coup: Captive President Bazoum defiant after takeover
... Western influence in the region is shrinking like a water pool in The Dry season...
UK weather: hottest June since records began - Met Office
... The Dry and warm weather last month affected wildlife and nature with environment groups and flowering plants wilting...
Hottest June kills UK fish and threatens insects
... But The Dry weather is likely to have an impact on water supplies and if warm weather continues, those supplies could be depleted quickly...
Sex life of rare 'leopard-print' frog revealed
... The Argentinian conservation scientists are fighting to protect the tiny Santa Fe frog, which is under threat as its habitat in one of the world s driest forests, The Dry Chaco, is cut down...
UK weather: hottest June since records began - Met Office
By Georgina RannardClimate reporter
The UK had the hottest June on record, the Met Office has confirmed.
The average monthly temperature of 15. 8C exceeded the previous highest average June temperature, recorded in 1940 and 1976, by 0. 9C.
Climate Change made the chance of surpassing the previous joint record at least twice as likely, scientists also said.
Records were broken in 72 of 97 areas in the UK from where temperature data is collected.
As well as the overall UK June record, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each recorded their warmest June since the Met Office started collecting the data in 1884.
" It's officially the hottest June on record for the UK, for mean temperature as well as average maximum and minimum temperature, " said Met Office 's Mark Mccarthy .
" An increase of 0. 9C may not seem a huge amount, but it's really significant because it has taken the average daytime and The Night time temperature for the whole of the UK, " Paul Davies , Met Office Climate Extremes Principal Fellow and Chief Meteorologist, told Bbc News .
" That's significant in a warming climate and because of the consequential impacts On Society , " he added.
He also said that while the UK recorded a higher one-off temperature of 40. 3C Last Summer , the difference last month was the sustained heat both day and night.
Rain was also in short supply for much of the month, with just 68% of the average June rainfall.
Wales was particularly dry, with just over half of its average monthly rainfall.
The Met Office used a supercomputer to analyse the temperatures and identify the fingerprint of Climate Change on The Weather .
" We found that the chance of observing a June beating the previous joint 1940/1976 record of 14. 9°C has at least doubled since the 1940s, " explains Mr Davies.
" Alongside natural variability, the background warming of The Earth 's atmosphere due to human-induced Climate Change has driven up the possibility of reaching record-high temperatures, " he added.
Climate Change is driving Extreme Weather events around The World .
The World has warmed by about 1. 1C since the Industrial Revolution about 200 years ago.
Greenhouse gases have been pumped into the atmosphere by activities such as burning fuels, which have heated up The Earth 's atmosphere.
Last Year the UK recorded temperatures above 40C for the First Time . Scientists said that would have been " virtually impossible without Climate Change ".
The Dry and warm weather last month affected wildlife and nature with environment groups and Flowering Plants wilting.
Nature is being " pounded by Extreme Weather without a chance to recover" the Wildlife Trusts told Bbc News .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com