On 27/02/2018 11:36, Graham P Davis wrote:
On 27/02/18 10:22, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Alastair writes
The 1962 cold weather seems to have coincided with the Russians
testing a hydrogen bomb in the Arctic. Could this have also produced
a Scandi High?

I believe there were stories around in the 1950s and early 1960sthat
atomic and subsequently hydrogen bomb tests might be affecting the
weather, but I'm not aware of any convincing evidence being produced.

Yes, I remember my father mentioning that in the early 50s. He'd say how
the summers would be cold and wet for a while because of the bombing and
breakup of the ice but then they'd turn warmer and drier. I guess he got
it from the Daily Mirror.

It's obviously total ******** but I wonder if it originated from mangled
versions of the ideas that the US military scientists were looking into
regarding clearing the Arctic of ice in order to allow their ships to
get closer to northern USSR.


And the Lynton and Lynmouth flash flood disaster 1952 was caused by UK
military experiments cloud-seeding with silver iodide (to direct
incapacitating heavy rain on the enemy) - well its a good story.