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Brrr

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  1. Sigh... I didn't realise.. jeez I'm always making faux pas on this site aren't I
  2. Early fireworks - cool photo Leekay -should've saved it for Novembers entry
  3. Ahhhhh - but if you say you took it in October, who will know the difference
  4. wibs ~ 2 oon ~ 3 louby ~ 1 leekay ~ 2 Simon1 ~ 1
  5. Well, we can all argue academically till' we're blue in the face, but I'm sorry, when I hear that some scientist who is studying the whole affair 'can't sleep at night' because he's so afraid of what's to come.... I get worried! (and sorry, I cannot remember which eminent scientist it was......) Now I'm off to book a winter holiday in the snow, before either there is none, or there's too much of it :blink:
  6. It's very annoying isn't it GW..... like we didn't notice BEFORE now!
  7. Scary article in the Independent :o - Better start digging a few wells - http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article1786829.ece
  8. Thanks John... it was soooooo beautiful out there this morning - I love autumn for its soft misty morning light.....should've used a manual shot intstead of automatic to get the real feel. I also love Lou's acorn ! Brrr
  9. It was between Fraser, NickF and Wibs.... Wibs won it for me.... very evocative....
  10. Misty morning this morning - so spotted a few interesting things at the top of our garden....the gossamer was beautiful in the soft light....
  11. I can do without another gale at the moment GW..... :-), nearly lost a few trees last night, a fair few had gone along my travels today . P.S. Mondy I really like the link.
  12. VERY Dull and grey - raining, squally, some gusts - but quite warm.
  13. Well we normally see something around October (I know quite a few people have - I have not managed it yet, despite owning a very nice top of the range telescope!), though I've a sneaky suspicion there was an event in late summer at some point.. but I just cannot remember when. However I have had the pleasure of watching the Aurora in Iceland in March :-) This was taken in Sligo in October....
  14. I posted a 'why' in the Florence thread... - basically El Nino and a few other things... Hostile Conditions are hindering hurricanes Here's the full article..... http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/inde....xml&coll=3 Belinda
  15. A Deluge here in Dublin - very, very heavy rain between 2 and 4 pm. Should be coming your way shortly England :unsure: . Belinda
  16. Of course borders don't count, but I'm sure you're aware that any living creature will only colonise suitable habitats, and without reseraching this too heavily, I get the impression until recently further North was not suitable down to climate. Belinda
  17. KW... recurve... sigh..... (obviously not great if you're in Bermuda though) Wonder if we'll get any majors in the GOM this year at all..... looks a bit unlikely at this stage.....
  18. I had one in my garden for the first time in my memory here in Dublin this year.....(so the last 15 years). It was whizzing around so fast I couldn't make it out - firstly I was afraid, it was quite large, darting around rapidly, and I didn't know if it was some sort of stinging bug - finally I got up closer, then looked it up to discove it was this very moth... an amazing little creature. Seemed to like our Verbena in particular!.. didn't bother with the cat nip!. We also had a huge, huge influx of ladybirds in May - they were all over our 1 acre garden.....everywhere you stood.....which is really strange, as there were no bugs around for them to eat at that time I would have thought..... anyone else had that? Belinda
  19. Thanks... I didn't realise.. I DID look honest!. Will join there.
  20. Listening to Radio5 live on my travels this morning, there was mention of the fact that the Humming Bird Hawk Moth has been sighted further North this year... suggesting this is all part of the GW. I saw one for the first time myself this year in our garden (we live in North County Dublin), and amazing little critters they are. Wondering if anyone else further North than us saw any? Belinda
  21. Thanks Kold. Belinda All quiet on the Western Front.......
  22. LOL .....Indeed.... I had the pleasure of phoning up some 'technical expert' the other day to sort out a PC problem... the 'technical expert' EVEN admitted to me that he was Googling the problem I had with my PC to sort it out!!!... making the comment 'you can just about find the answer to anything on here!' (hmm, I could get a job there then!). Thanks P3 for reading my post!. Back on topic...... Belinda
  23. P - do read my answer - I read yours !. I did read the ACIA report highlights - exec summary .... tbh...having watched so many documentaries and read so many articles about this particular geographical area of the earth, I can barely bring myself to read another tome on the whole affair. As I said when bringing up this element of the debate, are we now all in agreeance that GW is taking place, and are we merely arguing (or should I say discussing) the cause at this stage? Whilst I appreciate this is a technical discussion, reading through the debate, it has become blatantly apparent to me that we need to gain a more complete technical understanding of climate change (and therefore hopefully reach majority consensus as to why), and to do this, we need a scientific investigative body that is independent of all countries and their individual political interests or company affiliations. A global scientific council if you like. For our global council we would need to elect x number of scientific representatives from each major polluting country, and each person that is elected would have to meet strict criteria on their historical affiliations. This body should then be allowed to decree the 'green rules' that all major polluting countries HAVE to abide by if that is what is required. I say this, because as many will appreciate (& some have already said) NO Government is going to do itself out of votes in the short term to attempt to rectify a potential or distant threat - and essentially most individuals are utterly self absorbed and only vote for personal short term gain.. regardless of what they say when being polled or questioned in a debate such as this. People will also do very little on an individual basis unless it comes down from on high... so again, although the Government probably need to bring in the rules to force us to be greener, they won't because of the voting and economical impact. And of course, it isn't viable for one country to become 'green' if another does not, as on the global playing field they are economically shooting themselves in the foot as it were. Just a few thoughts on the matter. Belinda
  24. Fascinating discussion - even though some of it is a bit too scientific for me :blush: !.... ......but to throw in a slightly different persepective having read all your discussions....(inc p3) Surely the fact that it is well documented that many species are reacting to GW in terms of migratory habits etc. (and NOT just because of habitat invasion by us), and (quite suprisingly) even genetically altering according to this article Gene-altered flies testify to global warming http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9896...al-warming.html There's also evidence that plants are reacting similarly - see Shifting plant phenology (i.e., timing of flowering and other developmental events) in recent decades establishes that species and ecosystems are already responding to global environmental change http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/0...ourcetype=HWCIT This MUST SURELY indicate there is global warming going on - though I get the impression that this debate is turning more into more of a WHY GW rather than querying its existance at all. Belinda
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