"Adam Lea" wrote in message
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On 12/05/11 18:44, Will Hand wrote:

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Global warming discussions aside, whats the immediate cause of this very
dry weather we've been having this year? I read in a paper a while back
that lack of ice in the artic might be a partial cause.

Prolonged atmospheric Atlantic blocking.

Will
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Ah, but what is causing the prolonged atmospheric Atlantic blocking?

Part climate change, part synoptics and possibly SST patterns.

Will
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