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It might be an expensive winter, there are fears Russia is limiting its natural gas supply into Europe to push prices higher...In theory this should provide incentive for a greater shift towards renewables but will it in practice?I see in here in the UK on still hot days we are still having to fire up the Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired powerstation. Apparently this happened again today. We're not weaned off coal yet then.https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/12/national-grid-fires-up-coal-power-station-for-first-time-in-55-days
Leger week and it's 80°+ this afternoon. Weird.I saw a supermarket manager pop his head out at Tesco. He said in genuine surprise to no-one in particular "bloody hell! It's like being abroad!
Quote from: River Don on September 07, 2021, 02:08:45 pmLeger week and it's 80°+ this afternoon. Weird.I saw a supermarket manager pop his head out at Tesco. He said in genuine surprise to no-one in particular "bloody hell! It's like being abroad! Firstly, was the supermarket manager you saw just any old supermarket manager or did he perhaps work for tesco?And secondly, how did you hear him make that quote and assume it wasn’t meant for you? And finally, was this supermarket in the UK or abroard? These are the real questions that need answering on a sweltering afternoon during ledger week!
Leger week and it's 80°+ this afternoon. Weird.I saw a supermarket manager pop his head out at Tesco. He said in genuine surprise to no-one in particular "bloody hell! It's like being abroad!
Quote from: sha66y on September 07, 2021, 05:31:31 pmQuote from: River Don on September 07, 2021, 02:08:45 pmLeger week and it's 80°+ this afternoon. Weird.I saw a supermarket manager pop his head out at Tesco. He said in genuine surprise to no-one in particular "bloody hell! It's like being abroad! Firstly, was the supermarket manager you saw just any old supermarket manager or did he perhaps work for tesco?And secondly, how did you hear him make that quote and assume it wasn’t meant for you? And finally, was this supermarket in the UK or abroard? These are the real questions that need answering on a sweltering afternoon during ledger week! For clarity, the bloke works in that particular Tesco store. He was within earshot but he wasn't close to me, others were nearer him. He wasn't directing his remarks towards anyone. The Tescos is in Yorkshire, Clifton Moor near York to be precise.
Quote from: River Don on September 07, 2021, 02:08:45 pmLeger week and it's 80°+ this afternoon. Weird.I saw a supermarket manager pop his head out at Tesco. He said in genuine surprise to no-one in particular "bloody hell! It's like being abroad! Firstly, was the supermarket manager you saw just any old supermarket manager or did he perhaps work for tesco?And secondly, how did you hear him make that quote and assume it wasn’t meant for you? And finally, was this supermarket in the UK or abroard? These are the real questions that need answering on a sweltering afternoon during ledger week!
Leger week and it's 80°+ this afternoon. Weird.I saw a supermarket manager pop his head out at Tesco. He said in genuine surprise to no-one in particular "bloody hell! It's like being abroad!
Serious question alert!Is it really a “ climate crisis” from were you’re currently sat?
Quote from: sha66y on September 09, 2021, 10:56:00 amSerious question alert!Is it really a “ climate crisis” from were you’re currently sat? Just because we don’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. It’s very subtle and difficult to relate to on a day by day or even year by year basis . Over the past 100 years, global temperatures have risen about 1 degree C (1.8 degrees F), with sea level response to that warming totaling about 160 to 210 mm (with about half of that amount occurring since 1993), or about 6 to 8 inches.In the uk, we only ever experience this change in the winter months when low pressure storms combine with high tides. It’s going to be more frequent though. Seems minor, but we take our dog to walk on the beach in between Skegness and Gibraltar point quite frequently, and have done so for the last 20 years. The change in the coast line there is dramatic. Tens of metres of coast have been washed away just in my time. It’s very evident to see when you have been going there year after year. This is not a stretch of coast that is naturally eroded.there are no coastal defences there like there is at chapel point or mabelthorpe. This is down to sea level rise and winter storms and high tides. It is very gradual, but very apparent.
What is coming is beyond most people's comprehension:https://twitter.com/MrMatthewTodd/status/1440237998117822467
I think you are referring to the cursing of the “authorities” ………….not us!, not me, not you!Normal people do not make grand eco gestures, apart from a bit of domestic recycling…
Look it up I'm not bothered.
The South Pole has just endured the darkest and coldest winter for years, temps -69C and thehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/10/01/south-pole-coldest-winter-record/ area of sea ice is massive compared with the last few years.