Weather.... late 2009

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I guess the Chinese and the US blocked the Kopenhagen agreement on reduction of carbon dioxide emissions after following this thread....
Who on earth can still believe the Earth is warming up ?? 

[Martinr]

I'm jealous, we've had two very light snow showers

[Sinchets]

If only it were that simple. Our forecast for tomorrow is for temperatures up to 15C in some parts of the country, with a temperature of 3C on the peak of Musala -the highest mountain in the Balkans. They warned against the danger of avalanches caused by strong winds. Given the amount of snow some parts of the country had over the weekend one can only imagine there will be a lot of rivers running at full flow!

[cohan]

If only it were that simple. Our forecast for tomorrow is for temperatures up to 15C in some parts of the country, with a temperature of 3C on the peak of Musala -the highest mountain in the Balkans. They warned against the danger of avalanches caused by strong winds. Given the amount of snow some parts of the country had over the weekend one can only imagine there will be a lot of rivers running at full flow!

my impression of climate change is that we should  expect the unexpected, and forget about 'normal' weather..all the once a decade and once a century weather seems to be more common..
stay away from rivers

[ichristie]

Hi all, I love winter as when the snow comes it creates such a different landcape. A few pictures from the garden today,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[iann]

I'm jealous, we've had two very light snow showers

Where are you, Martin?  The snow was getting funnelled in here especially this morning, but I guess not getting any further.

[Paul T]

Luc,

That's the phallacy about Global Warming...... it has to be called Global Climate Change as it is just that the weather will become more extreme.  Extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme storms etc.  The fact that there are unusual cold snaps actually supports it, not denies it. 

[arillady]

39C today with 24C forecast for tomorrow in these parts. And rain in the morning!!! Hence the reason for bulbs & rhizomes in paperbags in boxes - this will be the third repeat of this weather pattern this spring/summer.

[Michael J Campbell]

-5C here this morning,most unusual for this area. I think I can say goodbye to a lot of my South African bulbs.

[Darren]

I hope not Michael. Will keep my fingers crossed. Mine coped with -4C a couple of years back when a heater failed.

DISCLAIMERS from yesterdays posts.

My Beloved has now read my posts of yesterday and has pointed out that:

a) Her bosses were very good to her yesterday to assist in making her travelling easier and,
b) Though being a girl, and sensible, she would have apparently told me to go into the fruit cage and then given it a damn good shake.

That's me told. 

[Michael J Campbell]

Darren,the bulbs in the greenhouses should be OK as the heaters are keeping the temperature at 3c,it is the bulbs planted out in the garden that  I am worried about.

[Darren]

Oh well Michael - will still keep my fingers crossed and hope they will be OK.

[Anthony Darby]

Luc,

That's the phallacy about Global Warming...... it has to be called Global Climate Change as it is just that the weather will become more extreme.  Extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme storms etc.  The fact that there are unusual cold snaps actually supports it, not denies it. 

The average world temperatures are going up and have been since the Industrial Revolution. I don't think the coldest winter in the UK for 20 years will change that? Scotland's summers are going to get colder and wetter; England's are going to get warmer and drier.

[angie]

Anthony don't say Scotlands summers are going to get colder and they surely cant get much wetter.

Michael I hope you wont lose any of your South African Bulbs. I too will keep my fingers crossed and hope they will be OK.

Angie

[Martinr]

Iann, I'm just outside Derby and, as I write, it's......raining!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!