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Snow in Texas, Ice Storms, and Brutal Cold.
6 in of snow in Seattle.
-20 in Omaha Nebraska
6 in of snow in Seattle.
-20 in Omaha Nebraska
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Climatic patterns will continue to become much more erratic as this century elapses.
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-20 in Northern Greece. Not something unheard of but it is not the usual either. We experience a low barometric coming from the far north.
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What is the "-20" here? Celsius or the archaic units used in North America?PRINCE WILLIAM wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:45 pm-20 in Northern Greece. Not something unheard of but it is not the usual either. We experience a low barometric coming from the far north.
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The UK had a fairly typical cold snap. Nothing particularly exceptional. The climate remains remarkably stable compared to the extremes of the mid 20th century with the amazingly cold and snowy winters of 47 and 63, and scorching summer of 76.
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Got to -17 here in Kansas during my shift last night. It was damn cold. The refinery was having all sorts of problems.
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Once you get to -30 C its also -30 F so just think really fuckin coldflash2015 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:37 pmWhat is the "-20" here? Celsius or the archaic units used in North America?PRINCE WILLIAM wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:45 pm-20 in Northern Greece. Not something unheard of but it is not the usual either. We experience a low barometric coming from the far north.
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Crikey you do it tough in the cold northern latitudes. In the Sunny Antipodean Athenic Adelaide they're enduring a run of ,+33/35°C days with maybe 37°C at peak days & at my battered Beach Shack in Flyblown Gully by the Sea it's about 31°C today.
Emigrate to Beautiful New Zealand or Sunny Australia* & enjoy a better life.
*Australia does have a range of slightly dangerous fauna ranging from deadly spiders, octupi & jellyfish, stonefish etc, reptiles, Drop Bears to large Crocodiles and Sharks.
If an Australian tells you that your party is "As much fun as a barrel of stonefish" it's a polite Antipodean euphemism
Emigrate to Beautiful New Zealand or Sunny Australia* & enjoy a better life.
*Australia does have a range of slightly dangerous fauna ranging from deadly spiders, octupi & jellyfish, stonefish etc, reptiles, Drop Bears to large Crocodiles and Sharks.
If an Australian tells you that your party is "As much fun as a barrel of stonefish" it's a polite Antipodean euphemism
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-20 Celsius, and we had the worst snowstorm of the last decades.flash2015 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:37 pmWhat is the "-20" here? Celsius or the archaic units used in North America?PRINCE WILLIAM wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:45 pm-20 in Northern Greece. Not something unheard of but it is not the usual either. We experience a low barometric coming from the far north.
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Where is this impact most obvious? From the perspective of the UK any significant change in rainfall patterns has yet to become apparent, with the only real indication of climate change being an increase in the rate of sea level rise.
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The UK has seen a dramatic rise in average temperatures, and a severe increase in heat wave frequency since the industrial revolution, especially over the past few decades. In the last thirty years alone, sea temperatures have risen an average of 0.7 C. The changing of ocean currents will have the largest impact on Northern Europe, and exactly how the Gulf Stream will change is yet to be determined, but any scenario involves dramatic changes in weather patterns.
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Dear Octavious our Oracle, perhaps getting thrashed in Omnipotent Zultar's fantastic Holiday Competition Game may have distracted you, the scientific research supports the comments of nesdunk14.
You also forgot to mention the unusually high rainfall over western Europe circa 1915-18? The squabbling in the Somme, Flanders & other locations overall benefitted from this exceptional biblical deluge. More souls for God & Lucifer to share.
When I see player names like nesdunk14 I am inclined to wonder if disengaged Millennials playing with IT devices or those persons with memory retention issues are using player names to record passwords for bank accounts, security alarms etc.
There's clearly several "type of player name" tribes and, dare I suggest it, Cults here at webdiplomacy.
There's the chaps like us Octavious our Oracle who choose, dare I suggest it, Proper Names considered decorous to Christian Ladies of mature ages. Names of Famous Chaps & Cunning Characters like Odysseus. Names that tell us something of the player like Beloved Dipbro Jamiet99Uk. Amusing names, not risque or innuendo laden, like that of Beloved Dipbro Brainbomb. A name suitable for including in an entertaining anecdote to tell to a Parson and the Church Choir or include in a Hilarious speech to the Wedding Reception audience of Beloved Dipbro & his Fortunate Wife without offending her parents or scaring Fledglings & Elderly Spinsters.
Then there's the rest, and some are in my opinion, and it grieves me to mention them, that are risible, ridiculous, indecipherable or just disappointing.
You also forgot to mention the unusually high rainfall over western Europe circa 1915-18? The squabbling in the Somme, Flanders & other locations overall benefitted from this exceptional biblical deluge. More souls for God & Lucifer to share.
When I see player names like nesdunk14 I am inclined to wonder if disengaged Millennials playing with IT devices or those persons with memory retention issues are using player names to record passwords for bank accounts, security alarms etc.
There's clearly several "type of player name" tribes and, dare I suggest it, Cults here at webdiplomacy.
There's the chaps like us Octavious our Oracle who choose, dare I suggest it, Proper Names considered decorous to Christian Ladies of mature ages. Names of Famous Chaps & Cunning Characters like Odysseus. Names that tell us something of the player like Beloved Dipbro Jamiet99Uk. Amusing names, not risque or innuendo laden, like that of Beloved Dipbro Brainbomb. A name suitable for including in an entertaining anecdote to tell to a Parson and the Church Choir or include in a Hilarious speech to the Wedding Reception audience of Beloved Dipbro & his Fortunate Wife without offending her parents or scaring Fledglings & Elderly Spinsters.
Then there's the rest, and some are in my opinion, and it grieves me to mention them, that are risible, ridiculous, indecipherable or just disappointing.
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It's my name backwards.MajorMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:20 amWhen I see player names like nesdunk14 I am inclined to wonder if disengaged Millennials playing with IT devices or those persons with memory retention issues are using player names to record passwords for bank accounts, security alarms etc.
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I'm not particularly interested in a discussion over evidence of climate change in the UK. I worked in the Environment Agency for a decade and have a degree flood risk management that heavily featured future proofing from the impact of climate change and I know full well how limited the current impact of climate change is. The evidence just isn't there. It would have made the job a hell of a lot easier if it was, but what evidence says and what you want it to say are so often very different things.nesdunk14 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:08 pmThe UK has seen a dramatic rise in average temperatures, and a severe increase in heat wave frequency since the industrial revolution, especially over the past few decades. In the last thirty years alone, sea temperatures have risen an average of 0.7 C. The changing of ocean currents will have the largest impact on Northern Europe, and exactly how the Gulf Stream will change is yet to be determined, but any scenario involves dramatic changes in weather patterns.
What I'm curious about is the parts of the world where the impact is already significant and obvious.
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Amateur. I use Octavious but cunningly leave out the u.nesdunk14 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:17 amIt's my name backwards.MajorMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:20 amWhen I see player names like nesdunk14 I am inclined to wonder if disengaged Millennials playing with IT devices or those persons with memory retention issues are using player names to record passwords for bank accounts, security alarms etc.
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