Warmest Winter On Record In Finland (5C Over Historic Averages) May Boost Crop Yields - Reuters

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - The warmest winter ever recorded in Finland may boost grain crops as the growing season is likely to be longer than usual, experts said on Thursday.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute said the December-February period was the warmest since records began more than 100 years ago, with average temperatures about 5 degrees Celsius (9 Fahrenheit) higher than usual.

Temperatures averaged above freezing point in southern Finland this winter. The balmy weather was partially due to global warming, meteorologists have said. Southern and southwestern parts of the Nordic country known for its harsh Arctic winters had snow cover for only 20 days, well below the more than 70 usually.

"Early growth season in the spring would give better chances for grains," Agriculture Ministry researcher Anneli Partala said, but added the warm winter might also contribute to problems.

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKL2885203320080228

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1. but...but..but... global cooling

Drudge had the sirens up...

:rofl:

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2. There were all these reports saying that 2007 was

the coldest (globally) in like 50 years... and that it wiped out a century of global warming, and the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctic were, like, totally back to pre-1900's and what we really have to worry about is global cooling, that we are really in for an ice age...

right? right?

Global Warming totally debunked. It's all due to the sun.

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: