In article , "Col" writes:

Certainly over the last few months there has been an abundance of dry
weather. Our climate usually consists of wet weather interspersed with odd
dry spells, lately it's been dry weather interspersed with odd wet spells.
John Prescott's 'Wake up call' to the effects of global warming causing
increased rainfall seems rather silly now...


Increased warming *will* cause increased rainfall.


Who knows whether this trend towards drier weather is merely short term
variability, part of a natural longer term cycle or indeed a manifestation of
global warming.


The broad predictions were for summer droughts and increased extreme
precipitation events, causing flooding, outside of those droughts.

Cheers,

keith


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In article , Alan White writes:
On 10 Oct 2003 12:12:11 GMT, (TudorHgh) wrote:

It IS the environment.


What is?


My partner, who has a very clear, logical, female brain came to the
same conclusion :-)

As what?


Cheers,

keith





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In article , Keith Dancey
writes
In article , "Col"
writes:

Certainly over the last few months there has been an abundance of dry
weather. Our climate usually consists of wet weather interspersed with odd
dry spells, lately it's been dry weather interspersed with odd wet spells.
John Prescott's 'Wake up call' to the effects of global warming causing
increased rainfall seems rather silly now...


Increased warming *will* cause increased rainfall.



Globally, most probably but I would be very surprised if there were no
areas where rainfall decreased.

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St. Giles
Buckinghamshire

"Norman Lynagh" wrote in message
Increased warming *will* cause increased rainfall.



Globally, most probably but I would be very surprised if there were no
areas where rainfall decreased.


spotting these areas in advance will be the trick. To an extent we know what
things were like last time we had higher temperatures (the settling of
Iceland or when they made wine in Harrogate) but whether we will have the
same weather next time we pass through those temperatures is anyones guess

Jim Webster

In article , "Jim Webster" writes:

"Norman Lynagh" wrote in message

[I wrote:]

Increased warming *will* cause increased rainfall.

Globally, most probably but I would be very surprised if there were no
areas where rainfall decreased.


spotting these areas in advance will be the trick.

There are published atlases of climate change which show the expected
increased precipitation over the UK (by seasons) with the relevant
signal-to-noise ratio of the models used.


Cheers,

keith

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In uk.sci.weather on Fri, 10 Oct 2003 at 08:01:56, Vidcapper wrote :

First we need a definition - how about a fall of 0.5" (12.7mm) in a day
for the dry parts of southern England?

I'll start the ball rolling, and say Oct 28th.

Oh dear - that's getting mighty close now, and the prospects for Tuesday
don't look good...
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Email to pahyett[AT]activist[DOT]demon[DOT]co[DOT]uk

In uk.sci.weather on Fri, 10 Oct 2003 at 08:01:56, Vidcapper wrote :
First we need a definition - how about a fall of 0.5" (12.7mm) in a day
for the dry parts of southern England?

I'll start the ball rolling, and say Oct 28th.

Wow - I got it spot on, at least where Cheltenham is concerned : 14.8mm
- more than the combined total for the last 7 weeks!

Anyone wanna know when we'll get the first snow in southern England?
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Email to pahyett[AT]activist[DOT]demon[DOT]co[DOT]uk

Paul Hyett wrote:

Anyone wanna know when we'll get the first snow in southern England?

22nd January - the day that I'm travelling from Kent to Cumbria

Jonathan

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message


In uk.sci.weather on Fri, 10 Oct 2003 at 08:01:56, Vidcapper wrote :
First we need a definition - how about a fall of 0.5" (12.7mm) in a day
for the dry parts of southern England?

I'll start the ball rolling, and say Oct 28th.

Wow - I got it spot on, at least where Cheltenham is concerned : 14.8mm
- more than the combined total for the last 7 weeks!

Anyone wanna know when we'll get the first snow in southern England?

Solent MRSC claimed the T-shirt last week...

*cough*

Jon.




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