Today I wake up to another day when the temperatures are expected to hit 30 degrees in England. Historically the average June temperature was 15 degrees in June (looking at various sources) but it appears that average is going to be overridden. Here is my hot weather poem to get you thinking about this.
Feeling warmer,
Jumpers coming off.
Bright sunny skies,
A hayfever cough.
Rivers looking lower,
Loch Ness is drying up.
Crops turning yellow,
Wondering, ‘What’s up?’
Lollies and ice creams,
Barbeques galore.
Burning campfires,
Wildfires will soar.
Sneaky UV rays
Peeling off my skin,
Forget about the causes,
Just take it on the chin.
Sunny weather,
Rain thunderous now and then.
Flash floods happening,
Dreadful yet again.
Massive cities smothered,
In dirty, choking smog.
Was it their pollution
That caused it all along?
Do we take responsibility
For the warming we create?
Or simply let it happen,
Till we’re in a right old state?
Let’s call this a wake up,
Let’s take some action right away!
We cannot simply brush it off,
Or we’ll have no planet on which to stay!
Final Thoughts
After days of choking smoke in New York, how can anyone deny climate change? The new heatwave in the UK has come sooner than last year and will no doubt cause problems, including crop destruction and water shortages… again.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my hot weather poem. I hope that you might drop a comment with your thoughts on this issue. Have a look at my Greener Spaces article and the other Climate Change Collective posts for more info on global warming and suggestions. Perhaps also follow my blog for similar future content.