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To: longnshort who wrote (25325)	4/22/2012 8:52:39 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Umm dipsit, they can report it in the press as dramatic as they want... Or in their summation, but everyone gets to see the actual SCIENCE in the journals. That's the beauty of actually publishing science... Unlike the complete crap you and Bruumstick usually cut and paste here! If you want to see "dramatic" just check out Bruumstick's posts on evolution! Then go crawl under your rock again! DAK

To: longnshort who wrote (25325)	4/22/2012 9:46:27 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 69300

Thanks. I do prefer to hear the views of climate scientists on global warming issues rather than box makers and farmers and astronauts and such. When I want to order boxes I go to a box maker. I read a few articles on Christy and he seems both qualified and sincere. I am sure he is not the only qualified scientist who takes a less catastrophic approach than some. He has worked as a part of research into climate change, so he clearly understands the need for study and the value of research. "In a 2003 interview with National Public Radio about the 2003 American Geophysical Union (AGU) statement, he said he is "a strong critic of scientists who make catastrophic predictions of huge increases in global temperatures and tremendous rises in sea levels". He added, though, that "it is scientifically inconceivable that after changing forests into cities, turning millions of acres into irrigated farmland, putting massive quantities of soot and dust into the air, and putting extra greenhouse gases into the air, that the natural course of climate has not changed in some way." [9] Personally, I prefer an abundance of caution when the consequences are high. You better be damn sure you're holding the right cards when you go all-in. I think if you set aside most of the mouthy bloggers and the cranks, disgruntled ex-employees, etc. and just listen to the agreement and the disagreement amongst the actual qualified CLIMATOLOGISTS and other qualified scientists IN THAT FIELD...that you will find a whole bunch of agreement--with a common and very expected small bit of disagreement. This exists in every field of Science whether it is particle physics or fluid mechanics. The "controversy" in anthropogenic global warning and the need for research and monitoring is not mainly a scientific one--but a political and ideological one. It is a button issue that can pull voters to one side or another so it is encouraged and kept alive by the Machievellians! Like the internet, it is a fact. It will not go away, because it is real. Humanity has in front of it the necessity to create a well behaved planet. And civilised people ARE going to make that happen! It does not matter how many posts you and I post. The 200 countries involved in this cooperative effort are not just cooperating because they are Masons or part of some other secret society! It is not a conspiracy! It is simply humankind growing up...

To: longnshort who wrote (25325)

4/25/2012 1:43:41 AM

From: average joe

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"Coldest May in 100 years", forecasters predict Britain could be facing the coldest May for 100 years, with snow, bitter winds and freezing temperatures putting summer on hold.

A family walk in the snow in the Brecon Beacons, south Wales Photo: Tim Ireland/PA

8:14AM BST 19 Apr 2012

The winter weather follows a wet start to April, with the threat of floods and storms to come over the next few days.

The Met Office has issued weather warnings for the South West, London, South East, Wales and the West of England due to flooding on roads and 60mph winds.

Hail storms are expected across the country and it is feared windows could be broken by giant hail, up to 1cm thick. In the north and Scotland temperatures could fall to -2C.

Despite the ongoing drought, heavy downpours could cause localised flooding, even in areas where there is hosepipe ban in place.

Independent forecaster WeatherAction has also predicted the next month will be the “coldest or near coldest for 100 years” in the East of England, with cold northwesterly winds.

Cairngorm ski resort in Scotland is open, although most of the other centres remain closed, as snow falls on the high ground.

An unsettled front coming in from the Atlantic is causing the combination of storms and sunshine across most the county.

The heaviest rain will be in the west at the beginning of the week before the Atlantic weather system moves over the east of the country bringing downpours to the drought-stricken areas of the UK.

Most of the east of England is in drought, from the Humber down to the Kent coast, and across the Midlands and the South West. Seven water companies in the south and east have brought in hosepipe bans.

Another wet weather front is expected next week, bringing yet more rain and the chance of one of the wettest Aprils on record, after the driest March for 59 years.

At the halfway point for the month 41.7mm, had fallen, 60 per cent of what would normally be expected. The average UK rainfall for April is 69.6mm.

The wettest April on record was in 2000 when 120.3mm fell and the tenth rainiest year on record was 96.7mm in 1961, meaning this year has a chance of being in the top ten.

Over the next few days up to 30mm could fall in the worst-hit areas in Dorset, Hampshire, the Midlands, and Wales.

It is certainly wetter than last year, the driest April on record, when just 13mm fell.

It is also cooler than usual. The normal maximum average temperature for April is 13C in the South East and 11C in Scotland. But over the next week it will be around 10C in the South East and 8C in Scotland.

Dave Britton, of the Met Office, said there could be localised flooding caused by the thundery downpours.

The Environment Agency has already warned that flash floods could be worse than usual because the ground is so dry because of the drought.

He said it was too early to say if the month as a whole will break records, although it will be cooler and wetter than normal.

“It will take more than one month of above average rainfall to alleviate some of the very dry conditions we have experienced over the last 24 months in some parts of the country,” he said.

At this time of year most of the rain is sucked up by growing plants or evaporates because it is warm. The Environment Agency say that months of rain is needed to refill aquifers and reservoirs. Groundwater supplies, that feed rivers and mains supplies, usually rely on prolonged winter rainfall to fill up.

telegraph.co.uk