Looks like a long run of negative oscillation in the North Atlantic is
well and truly over. I hope I am not a little previous with that guess.

In keeping with the hope the global volcanic activity is or has rather
decreased markedly over the last few weeks:
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/us...ontent=archive

1-7 November 2006

New Activity/Unrest: | Atka, USA | Canlaon, Philippines
Ongoing Activity: | Bulusan, Philippines | Colima, México | Karymsky,
Russia | Kilauea, USA | Langila, Papua New Guinea | Manam, Papua New
Guinea | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea |
Sakura-jima, Japan | Soufrière Hills, Montserrat | St. Helens, USA |
Suwanose-jima, Japan | Tongariro, New Zealand | Tungurahua, Ecuador |
Ubinas, Perú

25-31 October 2006

New Activity/Unrest: | Cleveland, Alaska | Mayon, Philippines
Ongoing Activity: | Bulusan, Philippines | Colima, México | Karymsky,
Russia | Kilauea, USA | Langila, Papua New Guinea | Rabaul, Papua New
Guinea | Sakura-jima, Japan | Santa María, Guatemala | Semeru,
Indonesia | Soufrière Hills, Montserrat | St. Helens, USA | Sulu
Range, Papua New Guinea | Suwanose-jima, Japan | Tungurahua, Ecuador |
Ubinas, Perú

8-14 November 2006

New Activity/Unrest: | Home Reef, Tonga
Ongoing Activity: | Barren Island, India | Etna, Italy | Karymsky,
Russia | Kilauea, USA | Manam, Papua New Guinea | Rabaul, Papua New
Guinea | Santa María, Guatemala | Soufrière Hills, Montserrat | St.
Helens, USA | Suwanose-jima, Japan | Tungurahua, Ecuador | Ubinas,
Perú | Ulawun, Papua New Guinea

15-21 November 2006

Ongoing Activity: | Colima, México | Fuego, Guatemala | Karymsky,
Russia | Kilauea, USA | Langila, Papua New Guinea | Pacaya, Guatemala |
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Santa María, Guatemala | St. Helens, USA |
Suwanose-jima, Japan | Tungurahua, Ecuador | Ubinas, Perú | Ulawun,
Papua New Guinea

[No "New Activity" doth not a positive make, one knoweth -but one can
hopeth]

I notice there has been a mining disaster. I dare say there is a one
due in the air too:

Rescue hopes fade for Polish miners

Eight miners were killed by the explosion Polish officials have said
they fear the worst for 15 miners trapped in a deep coal mine after an
explosion that killed another eight of their colleagues.

Rescuers worked into the early of hours of Wednesday in their attempts
to free the men in the mine beneath the town of Ruda Slaska, about
300km southwest of the capital Warsaw.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...D8B49C6B9..htm