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This year has been a year of extremes. We had an extremely cold winter with all of the country frozen including the Amsterdam canals which almost never happens. I took the chance to document the extreme cold of the Netherlands earlier this year. Now, what followed was an extremely hot spring that has now transitioned into summer. Similar to the unusual cold this heat is unusual. Last time it was this dry with lack of rain was more than 40 years ago in 1976! With the heat comes a long period of no rain and dryness. You can basically see the lack of rain everywhere, especially on the grass that is normally green but is now yellow.
This weekend I took a drive to the Dutch coastlines. I took these photos all the way up north but there are a lot of coastal areas in the country that look similar. Mud patterns forming from the dry soil is something that is really photogenic. Here are 10 photos showing the effect of the dry weather on the Dutch coast. With the tide going up and down you can see the water coming into the mudcracks, but the area where the tide is highest will still keep its textures in the soil. Something that we don’t see a lot and it kind of reminded me of the deserts in the US.
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Mark Fuller 6 years ago
Very beautiful but also unfortunate. And I thought the U.K. was having a heatwave! First rain in over a month yesterday and god did we need it!!
BoredDragonfly 6 years ago
I'm curious too where these pictures were taken. I live in the south east. Pretty much the warmest places these weeks/months! We need rain!!!! But not (much) expected for at least the next 2 weeks. And we've only had a little bit of rain since the drought! Which didn't really help. I like to tan in the sun, since I am pretty pale and like to get a little tan (still pale in comparison to others). But these days, no way! You won't find me outside!!!
Load More Replies... Mark Fuller 6 years ago
Very beautiful but also unfortunate. And I thought the U.K. was having a heatwave! First rain in over a month yesterday and god did we need it!!
BoredDragonfly 6 years ago
I'm curious too where these pictures were taken. I live in the south east. Pretty much the warmest places these weeks/months! We need rain!!!! But not (much) expected for at least the next 2 weeks. And we've only had a little bit of rain since the drought! Which didn't really help. I like to tan in the sun, since I am pretty pale and like to get a little tan (still pale in comparison to others). But these days, no way! You won't find me outside!!!
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