Extreme weather warning

[Armitage Shanks]

It was hotter in 1976.

.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_British_Isles_heat_wave#:~:text=In%20the%20Ce ntral%20England%20Temperature,C%20(61.34%20%C2%B0F ).

[bobh]

It was hotter in 1976.

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So global warming must be over if we're getting cooler

[surge]

Global warming was dropped as a term because those wishing to deny the very real science suggested it meant everywhere getting hotter.

As far as I can tell, in the UK it means hotter and drier summers and wetter winters - weather becoming more extreme.

Not going to say a hot week in July is due to climate change but we're heading for this sort of uncomfortable weather (and worse) far more often be that in summer or winter. The UK's response is about 10-15 years behind where it should be and we're a good 10-15 years ahead of some nations.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Global warming was dropped as a term because those wishing to deny the very real science suggested it meant everywhere getting hotter.

As far as I can tell, in the UK it means hotter and drier summers and wetter winters - weather becoming more extreme.

Not going to say a hot week in July is due to climate change but we're heading for this sort of uncomfortable weather (and worse) far more often be that in summer or winter. The UK's response is about 10-15 years behind where it should be and we're a good 10-15 years ahead of some nations.

True. Climate Change are the key words now.

[Gofer Blue]

It was hotter in 1976.

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Not only hotter but the hot dry weather lasted weeks, not just days. I know because a rode a motor bike to work every day through that summer and never needed to put on waterproofs for what seemed like weeks on end.

[NYCBlue]

Not only hotter but the hot dry weather lasted weeks, not just days. I know because a rode a motor bike to work every day through that summer and never needed to put on waterproofs for what seemed like weeks on end.

I can remember the day it finally rained. It was a Saturday afternoon and I was in High Street in Barry.