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"England under water: scientists confirm global warming link to
increased rain"
By Michael McCarthy Environment Editor
The Independent
Published: 23 July 2007

(extract)

"...The study is being published in the journal Nature on Wednesday,
and its details are under embargo and cannot be reported until then.
But its main findings have caused a stir, and are being freely
discussed by climate scientists in the Met Office, the Hadley Centre
and the Department for Environment For Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs.
One source familiar with the study's conclusions said: "What this does
is establish for the first time that there is a distinct 'human
fingerprint' in the changes in precipitation patterns * the increases
in rainfall * observed in the northern hemisphere mid-latitudes, which
includes Britain.
"That means, it is not just the climate's natural variability which
has caused the increases, but there is a detectable human cause *
climate change, caused by our greenhouse gas emissions. The 'human
fingerprint' has been detected before in temperature rises, but never
before in rainfall. So this is very significant.
"Some people would argue that you can't take a single event and pin
that on climate change, but what happened in Britain last Friday fits
quite easily with these conclusions. It does seem to have a certain
resonance with what they're finding in this research."
The Hadley Centre lead scientist involved with the study was Dr Peter
Stott, who specialises in finding "human fingerprints" * sometimes
referred to as anthropogenic signals * on the changing climate. "

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...cle2793067.ece





I thought last years dry spell was linked to GW? I suppose in reality
everything is linked to GW. Hmmm I heven't felt that well
lately...........I know why now.