'The Worst Winter On Record'

[Maria]

What a load of shizza !

 

I was looking forward to it aswell.

 

[Alex]

And it's still autumn.

[Guest]

It was all to start happening last Monday !

 

Met Office = Cowboys !

[Alex]

Swines, the lot of em!!

[Phil rr]

my definition of worst, is no snow.

 

theirs, is lots of it.

 

which one is it?

[Guest]

QUOTE (Alex @ Oct 23 2004, 15:05)

Swines, the lot of em!!

Innit !!!

[paula]

im gonna look for a new job if we get a real bad winter

[Aaron]

They dont know whats gonna happen:

 

"Those of you with long memories may remember the only time we ever have issued a cold winter forecast was for 2001/02. Rather cold conditions developed during December 2001, but afterwards things went downhill spectacularly and the winter turned out to be very mild. The cause of that change in our opinion was an unexpected increase in solar activity which agitated the jet stream - this made atlantic weather systems more active which in turn prevented bitterly cold siberian air digging in across Europe. The significance of all this is that now for the first time in YEARS, there are no sunspots visible from the Earth, and the expectation is that solar activity will remain very low in the months ahead. This should significantly increase the chances of a colder winter for western Europe. Couple this with what appears to be a general cooling trend in the northern hemisphere during the last few months and we may have the makings of something very interesting ahead of us!

Issued 14/10/04"

 

and then recently:

 

After discussing some of the pointers to look at during the autumn which may indicate a cold winter, we should also say something about the synoptic set-up which can deliver a mild winter in the UK. The factor which has become increasingly important during the last 15 years has been the increased tendency for high pressure to build over central France during the winter months. This encourages mild and damp south westerly winds to flow across the UK, often for weeks on end during January and February. It also means bitterly cold siberian air can't flow across western europe and instead pushes southwards into Greece, where there have been notable cold spells during recent years. Those of you who look at the medium range global computer forecasting models may want to keep an eye open during the next 6 weeks or so to see whether there are signs of high pressure building across France and parts of the mediterranean. If so, the chances of a colder winter are diminished. The question is why has this pressure pattern developed during the 1990's? We doubt whether anyone can provide a definitive answer to this. Our view is the timetable of change fits in neatly with the collapse of industrial output in central Europe following the end of the cold war, and the huge increases in India and China associated with their economic booms. Maybe localised heat output and pollution changes have resulted in global changes.

Issued 18/10/2004

 

 

The Weather Outlook . COM

[Phil rr]

as i always say - sunspots.

[Alex n Jude]

Brrrrr! I am snapping the snot off the end of my nose as we speak. Sorry to be blunt but couldn't put it any other way!

[Phil rr]

did you know that according to quantum laws and the periodic table, snot actually has a Nucleic value of over 100, and contains enough energy in it to power a lightbulb for a year?

 

i hope you keep it in a safe place.

[Guest]

Schrodingers Cat, innit.

 

[Phil rr]

he's lovely is our Scro (i like to call him)

 

 

on a side note, i just found this

[Guest]

LMAO !

 

[Alex]

So... erm. Who is your Scro looking at?