Seasons & Weather: Water in Summer

Seasons & Weather: Water in SummerI am trying to summarise my last 3 blog posts.

It's not going too well. Maybe they don't need summarising.

In the last post, I looked at weather in water tech.

Seasons and Weather In Water Tech

I think one of the key things here was temperature.

It is impossible really to separate weather from seasonality in water tech and I can't believe how silly I was to try. But I am glad I tried - because it made me realise how silly I was to even try. So let me summarise them together and see how that goes.

Summer

In the summer the temperature increases and the heat can change both the way that water behaves in the environment and the way that we consume it as people.

On the behaviour front, in hotter weather, water can evaporate more quickly. This can lead to increased need for irrigation from farmers, placing higher stress on demand for water supply. It also means that people need to water their plants more often and irrigate their landscapes and gardens more often.

Think of all of the golf courses and parks. It all adds up.

Moreover, water supply is actually decreased in the summer, when we most need it - evaporation drains reservoirs, rivers and lakes etc. of essential resources.

So it is safe to say that there is always a higher demand on water when it is the summer. In addition to this human consumption in higher. Why? Let's explore.

Human consumption in summer

Humans tend to use more water in summer. Why? Because of cooling needs - people are more likely to need to take showers more often in the summer. Moreover, people are more likely to use outdoor pools, both personal and private, in the summer (this can vary a lot depending on what part of the world you are in!). Finally, people are also more likely to use more water in the summer months to be cooled down in public spaces - such as sprinklers and misters in public areas, fountains that people can go inside of, etc.