There are predictions of a sharp winter and a cold start to January http://tinyurl.com/yj3rx7h

By TGRWorzel at 14:02 on 30/12/09

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There are predictions of a sharp winter and a cold start to January tinyurl.com/yj3rx7h

By TGRWorzel at 14:02 on 30/12/09
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Why is it that we seem to be getting such a severe winter with lots of snow and sub-zero temperatures, especially in Scotland, and yet we are told there is global warming? It seems a contradiction to me.

By delilahc at 16:45 on 30/12/09
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Good question delilahc. If you follow this story there now seem to be some reports of global cooling, i.e. the earth hasn't really warmed as expected over the last ten years. So who knows what the truth is, if studies contradict each other and scientists can't agree...

As for our climate, our weather is milder than is usual at this latitude because of the effects of the Jet Stream and the Gulf Stream. If they start behaving differently (for whatever reason), it is quite conceivable that our climate could become colder and wetter...

By TGRWorzel at 17:32 on 30/12/09
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4th Jan, 10am and it is -5 Celsius in the shade in my back garden. That's unusual, if not unprecented over the 15 years and more that I've been monitoring outdoor temperatures...

By TGRWorzel at 10:19 on 04/01/10
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5th Jan 5pm and its snowing again in Hedge End. Even the Met Office now seem to be talking about a couple of weeks of cold weather.

By TGRWorzel at 17:59 on 05/01/10
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This article from The TImes in Dec 2005, might be of interest today tinyurl.com/y9z3b6z It reports findings from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, re possible changes in our climate in Britain.

By TGRWorzel at 10:50 on 06/01/10
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