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Old August 6th 10, 08:14 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Dawlish writes:
On Aug 2, 8:07*pm, Dawlish wrote:
On Jul 24, 9:37*pm, Pete L wrote:

Cold in S America but I see today Moscow have equalled their highest
July max of 36.7


Moscow and western Russia just won't cool. All sorts of problems with
wildfires:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10836281

......and the 5-day forecast is in the high 90's, *then 100F Thurs +
Fri and peaking around 40C again on Saturday. Their new temperature
record could be beaten again. Quite amazing temperatures.

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/27612.html


Still no let-up for the Muscovites; made worse by the wildfires and
the smog they are producing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10897116


I see that it could be about to have a significant effect on the world
economy, following Russia's being forced to cease exporting wheat:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/c...n-exports.html
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