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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Floods, hurricanes, blizzards – and there is more to come |
| 2008-03-11 |
| Britain faced more severe gales after the worst storm of the winter battered the country yesterday. ! Hurricanes reaching 82mph cut the power to more than 10,000 homes and caused widespread transport chaos and flooding across the country. Conditions were set worsen last night as the stormÂ’s second surge hit Britain. !!! The Met Office also gave warning that a third storm would strike large areas of England, Northern Ireland, North Wales and the Midlands late tonight. This could cause even greater disruption because it will occur over a wider land area. The Bristol Channel, Severn Estuary and Somerset coast are deemed most at risk of flooding but almost all of England is expected to suffer gales of up to 80mph today. Well, that is another vacation destination that is off the list. Head for the Carribien folks! YesterdayÂ’s storm hit Cornwall and Devon before sweeping east across England and Wales. More than 100 flights were cancelled as 50mph winds hit Heathrow. Rail services were disrupted and roads around southern England were made impassable. 100 flights cancelled at Heathrow is UNUSUAL? Shire by shire reports at the link. |
| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #5 FREEREPUBLIC > GLOBAL WARMING TO AFFECT TRANSPORT, + WROLD WARNED AS TO RISING FOOD COSTS/PRICES. As per WARMING and related WEATHER effects, i.e. GLOBAL COOLING = NEW/MINI ICE AGE, my home island of GUAM should expect to see increasing frequencies of VERY STRONG [generational]TORNADO-STYLE WIND/AIR CIRCULATIONS IN MULTIPLE PATTERNS, ON LAND AND SEA, BESIDES ICING. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-03-11 18:50 |
| #4 100 flights cancelled is a typical weekend at O'Hare. |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-03-11 08:15 |
| #3 Sea- may they have a safe and uneventful trip. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2008-03-11 04:22 |
| #2 ION, TOPIX > EU:CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BRING CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND WEST, + GLOBAL WARMING AND THE [looming/future]FIGHT OVER THE ARCTIC. FREEREPUBLIC > THE RISING COST OF FOOD, + NO VESSEL IS SAFE FROM MODERN PIRATES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-03-11 03:31 |
| #1 Friends of mine are visiting from Merrie Olde this weekend. Gawd willing an' the creek don' rise. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-03-11 01:44 |