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Old August 22nd 04, 03:35 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Alastair McDonald Alastair McDonald is offline
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Default Lynmouth flood and glider pilots


"Paul Kelly" wrote in message
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In message , Alastair McDonald
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"John Hall" wrote in message
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Col writes:
I have been Googling for info on the Lynmouth flood and this rain
making thing keeps on cropping up. It is not something I was
previously aware of. Is this just another daft conspiracy theory?


Sounds interesting.

Worth mentioning that about this time (Lynmouth Disaster) we all had a
wetish August and had wetish summers for a few years before. All the
talk was of the weather oddities being caused by nuclear testing - never
gets a mention these days at all.


There are not any nuclear test being perormed these days. I don't
think they are having an effect on current weather.

The winter of 46/47 and 62/63 both follow large tests performed over
the sea. The injection of water vapour (and sea salt) into the statosphere
may have caused the cooling at those times. AKAIK only the late John Daly
and myself have suggested this. OTOH the idea of a nuclear winter is
generally accepted.


Cheers, Alastair.