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"Elena" wrote in message
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I read The Independent Online:

"In a startling report, the WMO, which normally produces detailed
scientific reports and staid statistics at the year's end, highlighted
record extremes in weather and climate occurring all over the world in
recent weeks - and linked them to climate change.
The unprecedented warning snip from an impeccably respected UN
organisation snip.
The unstable world of climate change has long been a prediction. Now,
the WMO says, it is a reality.snip

The whole story:
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=421166

Opinions ?

Hi Elena,

I have waited to reply to your post because I wanted to prove that there
would be little interest from this group in a very important announcement.

One of the reasons little action has been taken to counter global warming
is that meteorologists have remained uninterested in the problem, and
this gives entirely the wrong message to the general public.

One reason we in Britain are not concerned is because until now the
effects have not been marked. I suspect that in Finland the weather
is extremely warm for the time of year, and that was one reason for
your interest in the Independent report.

I can't understand why you think meteorologists are not interested in
the global warming discussion. It is one of the hot topics in the
profession these days and has been for some considerable time. The
interest, of course is in the science, not the politics. Perhaps it is
the politicians who are uninterested.

One point - It's important always to bear in mind that the relevant
topic is "global" warming, not unusual warmth in very localised areas.
The fact that parts (most?) of the British Isles have had an unusually
warm June proves nothing. Similarly, extremely warm conditions in
Finland proves nothing. Not so far away, Moscow had its coldest June
this year since 1941 but that doesn't prove global cooling As has
been reported in the past few days in this newsgroup, New Zealand has
been experiencing an unusually cold spell.

Also, despite the undoubted problems that will inevitably be caused by
global warming there are also bound to be benefits in some parts of the
world. It is inconceivable that changing climate can be all bad news.

Norman
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St. Giles
Buckinghamshire