Graham Easterling wrote:

On Friday, February 15, 2013 9:33:12 PM UTC, Tudor Hughes wrote:
A friend of mine (not a weather nut) takes it as axiomatic that a
warmer world would be a windier one (including the UK) whereas I am
not convinced that this is necessarily so. In fact, I can think of
good reasons why the opposite might be true. The temperature gradient
between pole and equator is less due to the disproportionate warming
in high latitudes and this will reduce the vigour of the circulation
and probably increase blocking. That, of course is hardly the last
word on the subject so does anyone here have any special knowledge of
what climate models predict or can point me to some literature?

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

I don't know about the whole world but, as far as the UK is concerned, most
forecasts seem to predict a fall in gale frequencies until the 2080s when a
marked increase in Summer gales is predicted.


I doubt if many of the current regulars on u.s.w. will be around to see if that
forecast works out!!!

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.