{"id":7327,"date":"2021-08-30T18:16:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T16:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=7327"},"modified":"2021-08-30T18:16:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T16:16:11","slug":"signs-of-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/signs-of-drought\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Drought"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Today as I walked I could see clear evidence that Switzerland is now dry. As you walk by the side of the road you see that it is yellow, and that there is no growth. Crops are withering away and water gauges are now filling with dust, rather than rain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We now go for weeks without rain. If I wanted to pick up the soil it would crumble in my hands and blow away as dust. I see that one of the local rivers is drying up again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A dry water meter\" data-id=\"7324\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f\/\" class=\"wp-image-7324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?resize=203%2C270&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/e7980d19-3ea3-423b-857d-9d7508eaafc5-39359-00001ea72c3a7b4f-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A dry water meter &#8211; There is very little rain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"View of Grass and the Alps\" data-id=\"7323\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54\/\" class=\"wp-image-7323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/81259cbb-76e9-45c8-aed0-470d3ac66beb-39359-00001ea8484f3b54-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">View of Grass and the Alps<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dry grass by the river side\" data-id=\"7325\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/img_7655\/\" class=\"wp-image-7325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?resize=203%2C270&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7655-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dry grass by the river side<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dry grass by the river side\" data-id=\"7326\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/img_7656\/\" class=\"wp-image-7326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_7656-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dry grass by the river side<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bafu.admin.ch\/dam\/bafu\/fr\/dokumente\/wasser\/magazin-umwelt\/magazin-dieumwelt-4-20-wird-in-der-schweiz-das-wasser-knapp.pdf.download.pdf\/l-environnement-4-20.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bafu.admin.ch\/dam\/bafu\/fr\/dokumente\/wasser\/magazin-umwelt\/magazin-dieumwelt-4-20-wird-in-der-schweiz-das-wasser-knapp.pdf.download.pdf\/l-environnement-4-20.pdf\">La Suisse bientot \u00e0 court d&#8217;eau<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lematin.ch\/story\/malgre-la-pluie-la-foret-valaisanne-est-deja-en-danger-dincendie-937321560219\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lematin.ch\/story\/malgre-la-pluie-la-foret-valaisanne-est-deja-en-danger-dincendie-937321560219\">Malgr\u00e9 la pluie, la for\u00eat valaisanne est d\u00e9j\u00e0 en danger d\u2019incendie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Today as I walked I could see clear evidence that Switzerland is now dry. As you walk by the side of the road you see that it is yellow, and that there is no growth. Crops are withering away and water gauges are now filling with dust, rather than rain. We now go for weeks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[255],"tags":[4546,4548,1347,4547,4549,1216,250,349],"class_list":["post-7327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-swiss-walks","tag-climate","tag-climate-change","tag-drought","tag-dust","tag-environment","tag-pandemic","tag-switzerland","tag-walking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7329,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7327\/revisions\/7329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}