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The New Normal Strikes Again
The New Normal Strikes Again
by Steven D
Tue Jan 3rd, 2012 at 08:49:37 AM EST
Ireland and Britain get to enjoy it this week:
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and much of western England hit by severe weather with winds gusting at more than 100mph A violent Atlantic storm with vicious gusts topping 100mph has brought major disruption to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and much of the western half of England from the Lake District to Cornwall.
Major bridges have been closed, power lines cut and flights delayed or abandoned by the sudden but brief onslaught, which is expected to peter out by Tuesday afternoon, although with sporadic turbulence continuing on Wednesday and early Thursday.
Heavy rain has accompanied the gales in many areas in the first abrupt break from the exceptionally mild spell over the holiday, which saw the warmest and calmest Christmas for 14 years.
The worst effects have been felt on the British Isles' Atlantic coastline, with 105mph gusts recorded at Malin Head in Donegal and some 15,000 homes left without power in the area and neighbouring Sligo.
Major bridges have been closed, power lines cut and flights delayed or abandoned by the sudden but brief onslaught, which is expected to peter out by Tuesday afternoon, although with sporadic turbulence continuing on Wednesday and early Thursday.
Heavy rain has accompanied the gales in many areas in the first abrupt break from the exceptionally mild spell over the holiday, which saw the warmest and calmest Christmas for 14 years.
The worst effects have been felt on the British Isles' Atlantic coastline, with 105mph gusts recorded at Malin Head in Donegal and some 15,000 homes left without power in the area and neighbouring Sligo.
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Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/02/MNGQ1MK0RS.DTL#ixzz1iP0QfarK
No one could have anticipated {blah, blah, blah}. From the IPCC 2007 assessment of Climate Change:
"It is very likely that hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent." (In IPCC terminology, "very likely" means a probability greater than 90 percent and "likely" means a probability greater than 66 percent.) [...]
"Extra-tropical storm tracks are projected to move poleward, with consequent changes in wind, precipitation, and temperature patterns, continuing the broad pattern of observed trends over the last half-century."
"Extra-tropical storm tracks are projected to move poleward, with consequent changes in wind, precipitation, and temperature patterns, continuing the broad pattern of observed trends over the last half-century."
Damn alarmists. Better to see no evil, hear no evil and make certain no one understands the evil that is being done.
more...
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/1/3/84937/37649