Forecasters have warned that we may need to get used to washout summers, perhaps for the next 10 years. From wildlife to camping to fashion, what will this do to us a nation?
1 Not so happy campers
Campers love good weather. Last May 56% more people turned up at the Camping and Caravanning Club's sites than in 2011, thanks to fine conditions. The opposite happens when it rains. But if there is a cheery side to a decade of wet summers, it might be that we finally hear no more about "glamping". But be warned, we already have "wamping" – wet weather camping.
2 I predict no riots
From the Notting Hill riots to Toxteth, Brixton and of course the UK riots that spread across the country in 2011 – all of them took place in the summer. Some of those involved in the 2011 riots said the rain was a key factor in the unrest ending. So...
1 Not so happy campers
Campers love good weather. Last May 56% more people turned up at the Camping and Caravanning Club's sites than in 2011, thanks to fine conditions. The opposite happens when it rains. But if there is a cheery side to a decade of wet summers, it might be that we finally hear no more about "glamping". But be warned, we already have "wamping" – wet weather camping.
2 I predict no riots
From the Notting Hill riots to Toxteth, Brixton and of course the UK riots that spread across the country in 2011 – all of them took place in the summer. Some of those involved in the 2011 riots said the rain was a key factor in the unrest ending. So...
- 6/24/2013
- by Homa Khaleeli, Emine Saner
- The Guardian - Film News
British new kids on the block This Is Horror are seeking to cement their position as major champions of home grown and worldwide genre literature with the announcement of an exclusive, limited edition quarterly run of horror chapbooks.
Currently looking set to take the hearts and minds of UK horror fans by storm, This is Horror will include such authors as David Moody, Gary McMahon and Simon Bestwick to name just a few. Interested? Get in while you can...
From the Press Release:
The This Is Horror Premium Chapbooks are released every quarter from the UK’s horror website This is Horror. The first year will see releases during summer 2012, autumn 2012, winter 2012, and spring 2013.
The first chapbook, David Moody’s Joe & Me, is currently available to pre-order from the This Is Horror online store in an exclusive Signature Edition limited to 500 copies. Once they’re gone, they’re gone – but...
Currently looking set to take the hearts and minds of UK horror fans by storm, This is Horror will include such authors as David Moody, Gary McMahon and Simon Bestwick to name just a few. Interested? Get in while you can...
From the Press Release:
The This Is Horror Premium Chapbooks are released every quarter from the UK’s horror website This is Horror. The first year will see releases during summer 2012, autumn 2012, winter 2012, and spring 2013.
The first chapbook, David Moody’s Joe & Me, is currently available to pre-order from the This Is Horror online store in an exclusive Signature Edition limited to 500 copies. Once they’re gone, they’re gone – but...
- 5/19/2012
- by Pestilence
- DreadCentral.com
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