Peter Gibbs
@petergibbs.bsky.social
Lived in Antarctica for two years. Chair of BBC Gardeners' Question Time. Weatherman. Conservation volunteer. Fellow RMetS and RGS.
I'm going to stop complaining about the rain now
Oh, no! Even more rain on Grazalema; almost 60 mm so far today.
February total now 1509 mm (1.5 meters of rain in 12.5 days), more than 7 times the average for the whole month!
February total now 1509 mm (1.5 meters of rain in 12.5 days), more than 7 times the average for the whole month!
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I'm going to stop complaining about the rain now
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As with everything else climate crisis-related, the sooner we take action to massively increase our domestic fruit & veg output, the better prepared we will be when our current fruit & veg imports decline away to nothing. It's not if, but when.
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/floods-...
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/floods-...
Floods in Spain and Morocco set to hit UK fruit & veg supply
The flooding has devastated farms supplying olives, strawberries, citrus, avocados and winter crops
www.thegrocer.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
As with everything else climate crisis-related, the sooner we take action to massively increase our domestic fruit & veg output, the better prepared we will be when our current fruit & veg imports decline away to nothing. It's not if, but when.
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/floods-...
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/floods-...
Outstanding
It gets better:
February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Outstanding
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago etc
🌳 Why is a tree planted over the next 5 years worth multiple trees planted later that that, interms of carbon removal?
📆 Trees planted in the next 5 years will deliver the majority of carbon removal from new woodland between now and 2050.
Delays in planting mean long-term consequences.
📆 Trees planted in the next 5 years will deliver the majority of carbon removal from new woodland between now and 2050.
Delays in planting mean long-term consequences.
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago etc
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Weather-related insurance payouts set to jump after UK storms and flooding
Insurers are set to pay out £1.6bn for weather-related property claims made last year as homeowners in the UK faced storms, flooding and higher rebuilding costs after catastrophes.
Insurers are set to pay out £1.6bn for weather-related property claims made last year as homeowners in the UK faced storms, flooding and higher rebuilding costs after catastrophes.
Weather-related insurance payouts set to jump after UK storms and flooding
The expected rise in claims comes at the same time as a fall in the cost of property insurance
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Weather-related insurance payouts set to jump after UK storms and flooding
Insurers are set to pay out £1.6bn for weather-related property claims made last year as homeowners in the UK faced storms, flooding and higher rebuilding costs after catastrophes.
Insurers are set to pay out £1.6bn for weather-related property claims made last year as homeowners in the UK faced storms, flooding and higher rebuilding costs after catastrophes.
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It has now been 31 days since the rain started here in Reading, and it has rained every single day since; the previous record of 23 consecutive days has long been smashed, with daily rainfall records going back to 1908.
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 AM
It has now been 31 days since the rain started here in Reading, and it has rained every single day since; the previous record of 23 consecutive days has long been smashed, with daily rainfall records going back to 1908.
The 'peublo blanco' of Grazalema, Andalusia, cementing its reputation as the wettest place in Spain
Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM
The 'peublo blanco' of Grazalema, Andalusia, cementing its reputation as the wettest place in Spain
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Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William Barbat produced 18 issues of the "CO2 Newsletter". 8 pages packed with news, excerpts from recent reports and analysis. Accurate, prescient, heart-breaking.
The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
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The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
1/n
February 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William Barbat produced 18 issues of the "CO2 Newsletter". 8 pages packed with news, excerpts from recent reports and analysis. Accurate, prescient, heart-breaking.
The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
1/n
The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
1/n
The Lindsey Vonn incident brilliantly handled by Chemmy Alcott and Hazel Irvine. Outstanding broadcast professionalism.
February 8, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The Lindsey Vonn incident brilliantly handled by Chemmy Alcott and Hazel Irvine. Outstanding broadcast professionalism.
Extraordinary. We visited this beautiful mountain village a few years ago on a walking holiday through Andalusia.
After receiving 1,300 mm of rain within ten days (more than our record *annual* amount here in central NL, 2023), Grazalema faced a mandatory evacuation: www.thespanisheye.com/2026/02/05/i...
IN VIDEOS: Army evacuates whole of Grazalema: ‘Ground zero’ of Storm Leonardo is at serious risk of landslides
The region of Cadiz has become the epicentre of Storm Leonardo after being completely overwhelmed by floodwater
www.thespanisheye.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Extraordinary. We visited this beautiful mountain village a few years ago on a walking holiday through Andalusia.
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Last Wednesday, the village of Grazalema (southern Spain, 900 m altitude) received 577 mm of rain in one day: the second highest ever recorded in Spain, only behind the deadly downpour in the Valencia region of 29 October 2024. malagaldia.es/2026/02/06/g...
Grazalema sufrió el segundo día más lluvioso jamás registrado en España, según la Aemet - malagaldia.es
La Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) activó el aviso rojo -peligro extraordinario- el miércoles por lluvias muy abundantes en zonas de Cádiz (Grazalema
malagaldia.es
February 8, 2026 at 7:37 AM
BBC News - Most consecutive days of rain since 1908, Reading University says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Most consecutive days of rain since 1908, Reading University says
The only Januarys wetter than this year's were in 1939, 1995 and 2014, meteorologists say.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
BBC News - Most consecutive days of rain since 1908, Reading University says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It'll change your life
It's that time of year again: we're looking for our next Antarctic team!
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It'll change your life
Amsterdam reflections
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Amsterdam reflections
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Another day, another wind energy record for the UK. January was the best month yet for wind generation, leading to substantial reduction in costly gas imports. www.businessgreen.com/news/4525078...
UK sets new monthly wind generation record
Latest data confirms UK generated 10.6TWh on wind power in January, helping to curb costly gas imports
www.businessgreen.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Another day, another wind energy record for the UK. January was the best month yet for wind generation, leading to substantial reduction in costly gas imports. www.businessgreen.com/news/4525078...
Nice day for a spot of community hedgelaying
January 31, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Nice day for a spot of community hedgelaying
Another reason to leave the flail in the barn for a year or two
Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges
More than 300 brown hairstreak butterfly eggs were recorded in hedgerows near Llandeilo this winter after decade of decline
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Another reason to leave the flail in the barn for a year or two
Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The woods are awakening
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The woods are awakening
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Signs of more colour to come on another grey January day.
January 27, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Signs of more colour to come on another grey January day.
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An amber rain warning is now in effect across parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and will remain in place into Tuesday morning.
Increasingly heavy rain on saturated ground will lead to flooding in places. Be prepared for some disruption ⚠️
Increasingly heavy rain on saturated ground will lead to flooding in places. Be prepared for some disruption ⚠️
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
An amber rain warning is now in effect across parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and will remain in place into Tuesday morning.
Increasingly heavy rain on saturated ground will lead to flooding in places. Be prepared for some disruption ⚠️
Increasingly heavy rain on saturated ground will lead to flooding in places. Be prepared for some disruption ⚠️
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There are multiple warnings in place for #StormChandra, including amber warnings for rain and strong winds ⚠️
Flooding and damaging winds are expected later today and on Tuesday in parts of the UK.
For further details 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Flooding and damaging winds are expected later today and on Tuesday in parts of the UK.
For further details 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
There are multiple warnings in place for #StormChandra, including amber warnings for rain and strong winds ⚠️
Flooding and damaging winds are expected later today and on Tuesday in parts of the UK.
For further details 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Flooding and damaging winds are expected later today and on Tuesday in parts of the UK.
For further details 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
We must have turned the corner now - the snowdrops are out #wildflowerhour
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
We must have turned the corner now - the snowdrops are out #wildflowerhour
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Been in meetings all day and I have to say that the amount Democrats DON’T KNOW about the climate crisis is jaw-dropping. And it’s not (only) willful ignorance: they just haven’t heard about almost any of it.
I guess this is not news, but it still surprises me every time.
I guess this is not news, but it still surprises me every time.
January 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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