"Nick" wrote in message
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Forecasters are predicting that Britain could be facing one of the coldest
winters in a decade.

Ewen McCallum, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said the vulnerable and
elderly would be particularly at risk as temperatures fall.

He said it was important to give an "amber alert" to government, fuel firms,
business and the health sector.

But he added the aim was to ensure forward planning, not to scaremonger.

In his brief timeslot he managed to mention SST's the NAO, the incidence
of westerlies and also a brief discussion of probability. Not in any great
detail of course but it was quite refreshing to see.
Then Sir Ranolph Finnes chipped in by suggesting that the elderly wear
a hat. Well thank you Sir Ranolph.....

Col
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Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.