One dead, thousands without power and the first October snow in London in 74 YEARS as Arctic blast sweeps UK | Mail Online — The ravages of global warming continue unabated.
One man was killed and thousands were left without power today after inches of snow fell across the country overnight.
Just two days after the end of British Summertime, the first snowfall of the year saw a lorry driver killed when his vehicle collided with another lorry on the M40 in Buckinghamshire.
Tonnes of lard being carried in one of the lorries was left strewn over all six lanes of the motorway causing long delays.
Found by Adam Curry.
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This is a single data point and as evidence for anything is pretty useless. I could say ‘It used to snow all the time in October and now it only happens once every 74 years! It might not happen again for 174 years. It’s teh warming!!!’
But I look forward to Adam and John’s ‘expert’ interpretation on No Agenda.
#5 the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences so they spell it ‘…tre’. Only with the NIST is it ‘..ter’
Means nothing, just like the polar ice melting. All it means is that the earth goes through cycles of warmth and cooling, it has for billions of years, and will do so until we’re all gone.
Anyone who wants to suggest that mankind can somehow, someway alter that is just begging for attention.
The same overreactionary people who cry in March when it hit 90 degrees one day ‘it’s global warming!’
Settle down people – the weather is and has always been unpredictable.
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This is a single data point and as evidence for anything is pretty useless. I could say ‘It used to snow all the time in October and now it only happens once every 74 years! It might not happen again for 174 years. It’s teh warming!!!’ I look forward to Adam and John’s ‘expert’ interpretation on No Agenda. They should get the occasional third person on that show, somebody who ‘knows stuff’
#5 the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences so they spell it ‘…tre’. Only with the NIST is it ‘..ter’
Look! Obama is not even in the White House yet and he fixed Global Warming!
#12 not to nit pick but…
“No Child Left Behind” was co-Authored by Democrat Rep. George Miller of California and Democrat U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts.
Not that that really matters since no child left behinds means no child can get ahead…funny how the good intentions of gov’t screw things up royally. Keep them dumb and they’ll grow up to be good serfs.
#17 dusan – no, #13 is correct. Shutting down the gulf stream and associated Atlantic Ocean circulation, which today makes Britain warm and Nova Scotia cold, is a predicted effect of Global Warming. Not necessarily in all scenarios, of course, but a lot of them. Preliminary symptoms, including the decreased upwelling of cold water in the N. Atlantic, have already been observed.
Of course, one swallow does not a damned hot and long summer make.
Besides the inches of snow –
The US auto industry killed itself.
Three times in the last 30 years they have found themselves twamped by competitors that are more nimble and better executed.
To me, every US car looks like it was designed by a committee, which is a shame, as many concept vehicles held a lot of promise. But once they are dumbed down for production and the masses…well they are embarrassing to drive.
And just what are US cars anymore?
Is the BMW built in South Carolina any less American than the Nissan built in Tennessee, or the Toyota built in California?
What defines an American car?
History?
Stock Ownership?
Employing Americans to build cars in America?
–and why does a little snow in England make the news anyhow?
#8 said: “Where is there gas for $2.15???”
Here http://tinyurl.com/z9u2n
And less than $ 2.00 too!
#18 Get comfy. He’ll never admit to that. Wait for an spin, though.
#21 What about last year’s Canadian winter expanding well into April with big blizzards? Single data point also?
i MENTIONED that FUEL oil was a commodity…
that FUEL corps, bring it in, THEN sell it to the market, EVEN if THEY are he ones that brought it in…And sell it to YOU…
ITS WHAT they SELL on the stock market…NOT the wholesale price(what they BOUGHT IT AT) price..
27,
YES they are…to many promises sense the 70′s
So where did you took that picture from???
Just the first cars show two porsches,a BMW seris 7 (maybe 8), a Miata, one VW Golf and an Audi A3.
Looks like Dickensian gloom, except it isn’t.
Is that nrº 10 Downing street? Looks like the crisic Cabinet is gathered.
I live local to that lard accident. The lorry driver who died was not from the UK and possibly not use to driving on the correct side of the road.
I watched the local news about it too. The woman police officer who was interviewed by the press had a really hard time keeping a straight face when she said: “Yes it has been difficult dealing with the aftermath of the lard”
So, we’re saying it happened 74 years ago, right? I’ll get worried when things that have NEVER happened start happening.
Global climate change is real, and has been with us for millenia. Global warming pundits needs to get off the scare tactics and approach this from a rational outlook of conservation of resources, good stewardship of the land, and fair use. Until the giant smokestacks that are China and India are told they need to reduce as well, it’s all about redistribution of wealth, and not protection of the environment.
I am in england right now. Last week I was at London for RSA London and happened to be on Edgeware road for Lebanese food (and bellydancing) at the Maroush restaurant (highly recommended) When we came out of the restaurant, there was snow everywhere (it hadn’t even rained in the previous three days!) It was very dramatic, and quite lovely (London is pretty in the snow) Now I am in Oxford, and the cold snap is just wearing off.
Snow in London in October is worth noting. For those of you who wish a better understanding of climate change, there is no better place to start than Professor James Lovelock’s GAIA. This seventies classic will give you plenty to think about, and is a lot deeper than most of the sources one sees quoted on this topic.
Happy Halloween, I will be home in time for Sunday Mass.
-dav0
Grow some balls London.
The problem with the US auto industry is that most cars are too damn small. In a real country driving is not a luxury, it’s a necessity.
All this early snow means it’s time to double your carbon footprint to save the planet.
As for myself, I just went out and bought 100 charcoal grills to try and keep my yard warm.
And in Eastern North Dakota yesterday, it was 71! A heat wave for this time of year.
Wow! I don’t think I have seen such blatant ignorance from people in almost 10 minutes. The tremendous ignorance of global climate is stunning! Keep spouting you stupidity! That goes for you too JCD. Do you bother to read any of the reports or are you just a huge shill? Every time I read comments like this, you know the ones like “It is cold here or there”, I laugh because I know that person hasn’t bothered to read the reports that predict of the effects of global climate change.
You do nothing but promote your own ignorance.
The Earth cools and the Earth warms. It has cycles. Period. It’s no reason start wealth redistribution.
English weather is so unpredictable at this time of year.
The amount of ignorance on this blog is truly of epic proportions. I am with J on this one.