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-May 2020 was unusually hot. According to [European service Copernicus](https://www.demorgen.be/tech-wetenschap/mei-2020-was-warmste-maand-mei-sinds-begin-registraties~bbb148b8/), May 2020 was the hottest since the beginning of the measurements. But May 2022 is also [unusually hot](https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20220516_94052269)---and very dry. In Belgium, so far, there has been `1 mm` of rain, that would be the second driest month since 1983, where only `37.6 mm` of rain was measured during the whole spring period. 
+May 2020 was unusually hot. According to [European service Copernicus](https://www.demorgen.be/tech-wetenschap/mei-2020-was-warmste-maand-mei-sinds-begin-registraties~bbb148b8/), May 2020 was the hottest since the beginning of the measurements. But May 2022 is also [unusually hot](https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20220516_94052269)---and very dry. In Belgium, so far, there has been `1 mm` of rain, that would be the second driest month since 1983, where only `37.6 mm` of rain was measured during the whole spring period. This persistent period of drought regularly appears [in the local news](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/17/neerslagtekort-recordhoogte/):
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+> Het neerslagtekort in Vlaanderen is op dit moment al groter dan dat van de extreem droge zomers van 1976, 2018 en 2020. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van professor waterkunde Patrick Willems (KU Leuven). 
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+(_The precipitation deficit in Flanders is on this moment already bigger than that of extreme dry summers of 1976, 2018, and 2020. This is evident from numbers of hydrology professor Patrick Willems (KU Leuven)_).
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+The article then proceeds to deal out very practical tips such as "do not leave the tap running" (really?) and "place a rain barrel in your garden". Aha, we'll get back to that.
 
 I care about the weather, not only to have something to say when greeting neighbors during a walk with the dog, but also because I want my lettuce, courgette (I'm sorry Americans, sure, _summer squash_, whatever), and beets to grow. We only have a humble vegetable garden, and every single year I'm too late to the party or forget to sow, but it's still something I deeply enjoy. Rooting in the earth takes me back to earth and keeps me away from a keyboard. Sometimes the chickens are permitted to help.