On Sunday, 9 February 2014 09:35:20 UTC, Graham Easterling wrote:


And why the last decade was easily the warmest on record and why the two warmest years on record both fell into that decade and why current global temperatures are close to record values, despite ENSO neutral conditions and the PDO being negative and.........etc. etc. etc.



Most people will know my views on AGW, but blaming a few gales and a very wet winter on it are ludicrous. A few months ago the long run of quiet winter's was blamed on AGW (reduction of N-S temperature gradient etc.)



Interesting perspective here http://magicseaweed.com/news/the-50-year-storm/6070/



Also, in Penzance



E.g Gales in Penzance



1993 13

1994 14

1995 13

1996 16

1997 14

1998 22!

1999 15



then

2008 1

2009 4

2010 2

2012 2

2013 2

2014 5 so far



So which were due to AGW, 1993-1998, 2008-2013, or 2014? All apparently.



I believe global warming could become a serious problem but please step back a bit and get agrip of the bigger picture!



THere's plenty of s**t spoken, by people who should know better, on both sides of the argument



Graham

Penzance


If I'm correct the period of the late 14th Century and onwards which in western Europe at least heralded the falling temperatures into the 'LIA was marked by a long period of frequent rain deluges with storms.