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Jonathan Friend
Posted: 03 March 2024 21:45:02(UTC)
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what me worry?;298304 wrote:
When they were here, the Romans planted vines grew grapes and made "English" wine from roman vine rootstock, and the reason it worked was that the temperature was 2 degrees higher than it is today.

Hooray, 2000 years later we have a warmer climate and English wine is winning awards all over the world. And that includes in France.

So, rock on, let the juggernaut of a 3 card trick tell us we are doomed......................


There was also the medieval warm period, which was a time of prosperity - a lot of churches were built, wine was produced, crop yields were healthy. The little ice age followed some time later. Not so much fun, although it was possible to ice skate on the Thames at least.

Periods of warmth are characterised by prosperity, growth and life. It's funny how, even in this day and age, it leads to an outbreak of flagellantism.

I recently read somebody complaining about how there is more plant growth occurring in deserts - possibly caused by higher levels of CO2.

Why do they hate life?
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Posted: 04 March 2024 11:46:57(UTC)
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During an edition of " Gardener`s World " last year , Monty told us that here in the UK , we could definitely expect the climate to get much warmer , unless rising sea temperatures diverted the gulf stream , in which case it might get much colder .
Summers would be very dry , unless greater atmospheric humidity meant higher rainfall , in which case it would be wetter .
It`s all a load of nonsense .
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Posted: 04 March 2024 13:10:33(UTC)
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Dexi;298381 wrote:
During an edition of " Gardener`s World " last year , Monty told us that here in the UK , we could definitely expect the climate to get much warmer , unless rising sea temperatures diverted the gulf stream , in which case it might get much colder .
Summers would be very dry , unless greater atmospheric humidity meant higher rainfall , in which case it would be wetter .
It`s all a load of nonsense .


I saw a similar program where the were discussing what plants they could grow if the temperature rose 2 degrees.

I think their idea was succulants and alpines...

The answer, of course, was potatoes and wheat and defending it with a pitchfork because world society would have broken down and the planet would be facing famine.
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Dexi on 04/03/2024(UTC)
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Posted: 04 March 2024 14:10:40(UTC)
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Where I live is the potato growing capital of Britain ( South Lincs ) . Not sure what a 2 degree rise in temp would mean for agriculture . Rising sea levels might be a problem here though . Maybe it`s time to invest in a boat .
The climate would have to change completely in the UK before growing succulents outdoors would be possible . Most of these are adapted to hot , dry regions and would not survive our long , cold and wet Winters . Some palms might be ok though - I see more of the Canary Island date palm ( Phoenix Canariensis ) about now , and I have had the Chinese Fan Palm ( Trachycarpus ) and the European fan palm ( Chamaerops humilis ) in my garden for years now .
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ANDREW FOSTER on 04/03/2024(UTC)
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Posted: 04 March 2024 14:21:42(UTC)
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My side garden is palms, Cordaline bananas and tree ferns. Underneath them is a bed of succulents.

The plants from altitude are able to cope with cold and a lot can take the wet.

Took a while to find the right ones.
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Dexi on 04/03/2024(UTC)
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Posted: 04 March 2024 17:46:13(UTC)
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Well not many seem to be able to measure what the temperature actually is - least of all the increasingly disfunctional met office...

https://dailysceptic.org/2024/03...by-up-to-5c-foi-reveals/

https://dailysceptic.org/2024/03...ng-up-net-zero-insanity/

With today’s weather we get ever redder weather maps even for the same temperatures, we get endless weather warnings about blustery weather and rainy days in winter, and then we have the constant search for ‘record’ weather by sticking weather stations next to the jet pipe of one of the few typhoon jets the country has these days.
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Dexi on 04/03/2024(UTC)
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Posted: 18 March 2024 18:57:51(UTC)
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Jay P on 18/03/2024(UTC)
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Posted: 23 March 2024 10:45:08(UTC)
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This weekend, grab a beer and a snack, turn off the BBC, and watch this...

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024...te-the-movie-watch-here/

Then do something small to help turn the world back from the brink of dystopian fascism:
- Tell your kids
- Do not vote for any party that supports your dystopian enslavement to a lie
- Sell your electric car
- Put some coal on the fire
- write to your idiot MP
- Sell your sustainability fund
- argue with a holier than thou climate cultist
- look at the family photos from 1976
- buy a climate sceptic book for your school library
- start up your petrol mower
- buy something with cash
- eat a steak
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Posted: 24 March 2024 07:46:25(UTC)
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Welcome to Sunday morning, put the kettle on, and give it a watch.

A Youtube version in case you prefer that route...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p4...xpbWF0ZSB0aGUgbW92aWU%3D
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Wave Action
Posted: 26 March 2024 09:15:27(UTC)
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I've no opinion on all of this just like brexit and the pandemic. See how it all goes ? Last night on tele I watched a bit of the 1947 and 1963 winters . Believe it or not in January 1947 recorded temperatures were anywhere between 10-14C early in the month until the snowfall. Just imagine the media today ? Read the Timeline below .

https://en.wikipedia.org...7_in_the_United_Kingdom

Looked at this recently. Guess those spikes in 1930's will be the Dust Bowl. ?

https://pbs.twimg.com/me...at=jpg&name=900x900

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl

Again no idea but I've seen stuff on sunspot cycles and there's a guess at a short term peak around 2026.

https://www.climate.gov/...-be-cause-global-warming
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