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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on July 18, 2010, 04:19
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The average temperature of the planet for the next several thousand years will be determined this century—by those of us living today, according to a new National Research Council report which lays out the impact of every degree of warming on outcomes ranging from sea-level rise to reduced crop yields.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-much-global-warming-are-we-willing-to-take
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According to the report, for every degree Celsius of warming, impacts include:
* A 3 to 10 percent increase in heavy rainfall globally
Noooooo! We have had nothing but rain for a week and it's going to rain all next week too! :bawl:
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I wish it would make up its mind. We have several weeks of drought, then several weeks of deluge. Should I be growing strawberries or rice?
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It's July - the monsoon season.
Prior to finishing work for the summer, on the 28th June, there had hardly been a drop of rain for three months. The last day at work is a conference in the Conference Hall in the local park. The day started off lovely, hot sunshine as we all strolled through the park from the college car park. At 4PM, just as we were about to leave, the rain started and it has done nothing but rain since.
Friends and family tell me that I am lucky to get two months off work every "summer". The thing is, I don't have two months off in summer. I have July and August off and they are definately not "summer". Since the climate changed, April, May and June are summer in the UK and have been for a number of years. July and August are grey skies, high winds and torrential rain, with annual floods leaving thousands homeless. I have actually emailed both Cameron and Clegg, with the suggestion that the Con-Dem coalition could make itself appear more in touch with reality than the previous Government if it was to move the seasons to more accurately reflect the type of weather we experience in certain months. By moving summer to April, May and June, rather than June, July and August as it is now, people would then be more willing to take holidays at home, boosting the tourist industry and local economies, rather that having to flee abroad for some sunshine in July and August. Schools and colleges should shut in May and June rather than July and August, giving young people the chance to get out in the fresh air and exercise, rather than sheltering in their rooms with their X-Box as they are forced to do in July and August.
We can't change the climate back to what it once was, but we can adapt to the change.
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What a wonderful idea, Dave! ;D
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I couldn't help but be amused that they'd just obtained a drought order in Dumfries & Galloway when we arrived and it then rained pretty solidly for a week. :)
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Sounds like bliss!
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It was nice and cool. :)
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It's mugging up horribly here today. :bawl:
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Same here - got the cooler going full tilt.
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Is that that fanless fan thing? Any good?
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No, this is the evaporation air cooler. The Dyson unit is better than a standard fan, but not worth £200.
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I saw one in Currys, but couldn't see much benefit over a normal fan. Not for that price, anyway.
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I confess I gave in to design lust...
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The Dyson is much safer when tiny tots are around and trying to stick fingers into the blades! Worth every penny!
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True, but I'm not a tiny tot. :)
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;D