Severe Atlantic storms February 2014

[Summer Sun]

No weather warnings in operation from the met office I bet there glad of some quieter weather after a busy 3 months

[vladthemert]

That doesnt mean anything to the untrained eye, whats the orange and black mean please? As thats where i am in the north west

 

Black is salt sediment and orange is gypsum sediment in your area.

 

high risk areas where it will disolve minerals in soil once disolve the ground unstable and sinks.

 

High rainfall the acids in the rain attacks the minerals and disolves leave soil vunerable to collapsing.  We also got alot caves over years these have enclosed over time why some sinkholes can be bigger due to cave collapse.

 

Now what puzzle why some area gets sinkhole why another with same sediment rock does not science is still studying sinkhole phenomina.

 

if you got time watch horizon sinkhole its very good explaining the science why it happens in laymans terms shows some experiments what happens to rock when water drips onto it.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03tz705/Horizon_20132014_Swallowed_by_a_Sinkhole/

[Neilsouth]

Love it that the head of the met office stating that all this weather is because of global warming and climate change, one bloke at the environmentalists said that the damage was caused by rising sea waters. Not to state a fact but the Herne Bay pier was destroyed many years ago by severe weather, well before our time!

 

They didn't mention anything else about how these storms came about just "global warming" and "climate change"! The met office are making a complete joke of themselves for extra funding!

Remember when they said that 2003 would be a common occurance and global warming would mean that these would happen more often? Still waiting, remember when they said that snow would be rare, really 2010 hello?

[laserguy]

 

 

They didn't mention anything else about how these storms came about just "global warming" and "climate change"! The met office are making a complete joke of themselves for extra funding!

 

 

Ignore them, they're crazy and anyone who believes any of this stuff let alone peddles it shouldn't be let out of the house without adult supervision.

[be cause]

Ignore them, they're crazy and anyone who believes any of this stuff let alone peddles it shouldn't be let out of the house without adult supervision.

  .. lol .. If you are the 'adult' I would be concerned for everyone's safety .

[The PIT]

A more surprising balanced view from the beeb  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26242253

[Evening thunder]

Love it that the head of the met office stating that all this weather is because of global warming and climate change, one bloke at the environmentalists said that the damage was caused by rising sea waters. Not to state a fact but the Herne Bay pier was destroyed many years ago by severe weather, well before our time!

 

They didn't mention anything else about how these storms came about just "global warming" and "climate change"! The met office are making a complete joke of themselves for extra funding!

Remember when they said that 2003 would be a common occurance and global warming would mean that these would happen more often? Still waiting, remember when they said that snow would be rare, really 2010 hello?

 

Do you have a source for this? most of what I've seen recently is more balanced and reasoned stuff sometimes in response to the forecasts/nonsense the press spin off, sometimes trying to make it sound like the Met Office agree with the article.

[johnholmes]

Do you have a source for this? most of what I've seen recently is more balanced and reasoned stuff sometimes in response to the forecasts/nonsense the press spin off, sometimes trying to make it sound like the Met Office agree with the article.

 

totally agree, the words were mentioned, but the main feature of their view is that it MAY have played a part. I did post the link to the full article, easy to find on the Met O web site. Another instance I am afraid of folk looking for something to grab the healine rather than read the whole article and make a balanced judgement.

[johnholmes]

Love it that the head of the met office stating that all this weather is because of global warming and climate change, one bloke at the environmentalists said that the damage was caused by rising sea waters. Not to state a fact but the Herne Bay pier was destroyed many years ago by severe weather, well before our time!

 

They didn't mention anything else about how these storms came about just "global warming" and "climate change"! The met office are making a complete joke of themselves for extra funding!

Remember when they said that 2003 would be a common occurance and global warming would mean that these would happen more often? Still waiting, remember when they said that snow would be rare, really 2010 hello?

 

Victor PLEASE read the full article I refer to in my response to someone else querying your headline grabbing comment.

The best article I have seen is by the BBC science correspondent. It makes mention of the fact that the lead scientist at the Met O seems to have decided, hence the headline, to make more of this than her official report does. Perhaps the CE of the Met O might enquire of her what she is up to?

 

the BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26242253

[The PIT]

Already posted the link John. I suspect she made a throw away comment not quiet expecting it to make so much confusion. Bit like the barbecue summer comment some years back.

[ANYWEATHER]

Already posted the link John. I suspect she made a throw away comment not quiet expecting it to make so much confusion. Bit like the barbecue summer comment some years back.

Although in fairness the BBQ forecast was on the national news back in 2009 or thereabouts on the BBC , along with countless other media formats!!! It certainly was not a "Throw away" Comment...

Edited February 18, 2014 by ANYWEATHER

[Neilsouth]

Do you have a source for this? most of what I've seen recently is more balanced and reasoned stuff sometimes in response to the forecasts/nonsense the press spin off, sometimes trying to make it sound like the Met Office agree with the article.

 

Sky News - Storm Special

 

It was on Saturday I believe

[dec10snow]

Still waiting, remember when they said that snow would be rare, really 2010 hello?

You mean this?!http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html

[Neilsouth]

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/teens/case-studies/heatwave

 

Summers as hot as 2003 could happen every other year by the year 2050 as a result of climate change due to human activities.

 

 

It's been 10 years and we haven't had a summer like 2003, only last year was pretty decent and that was a fetch

See that Climate Change bs they keep spinning

[Summer Sun]

277 weather warnings issued by the met since November including a rare red alert I bet they are glad of this quieter spell

Edited February 19, 2014 by Summer Sun

[Summer Sun]

Dawlish rail line will not be repaired until 'mid April'

 

Further damage to the railway line in Dawlish means it will not be repaired until mid April, Network Rail has announced. It had originally hoped to complete the repairs by the middle of March but the line suffered more damage on Friday.

A section of the line, which connects Cornwall and most of Devon to the rest of the UK, was destroyed by an earlier storm at the beginning of February. Network Rail said it was "conscious of the importance" of the railway line. The predicted date comes just ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday. Good Friday falls on 18 April but the company hopes to "beat" its date. Patrick Hallgate, route managing director for Network Rail Western, said: "We are all conscious of the importance of this railway to the South West, its economy and the people of Dawlish.

 

"We are confident that we will have the railway back by mid-April and if we can we will beat that date." Shipping containers used as a makeshift sea wall in front of the damaged track were almost destroyed on Friday. Tim Jones, chairman of Devon and Cornwall Business Council, has previously said between £2m and £20m a day was being lost from those businesses which relied on the rail network. Network Rail said it would work "night and day with dedicated resources". Until then rail services will stop at Exeter with replacement buses ferrying people to Cornwall.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26260053

[vladthemert]

seems west in for more strong winds monday according GFS

 

[Summer Sun]

Yellow warning for heavy rain out for parts of northern Ireland

 

Issued at: 1236 on Wed 19 Feb 2014

Valid from: 0000 on Thu 20 Feb 2014

Valid to: 0900 on Thu 20 Feb 2014

 

Outbreaks of rain will affect Northern Ireland from Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday morning, particularly in the west. This will be heavy at times and with saturated ground from previous wet weather there is a low risk of localised flooding. The public should be aware of the potential for localised flooding and disruption to travel.

 

Chief Forecaster's assessment

 

A waving frontal system will move across Northern Ireland from Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday bringing some heavy outbreaks of rain to the province, particularly in western parts. 10-15 mm of rainfall is expected quite widely here with around 25 mm possible in places, the bulk of this falling in 6 to 9 hours. Following recent wet weather the ground is saturated and so there is a low risk of localised flooding. There remain some uncertainties in the speed of movement of this system but the majority of the rain should be clear by the end of this warning with occasional showers to follow.

 

Areas under the warning

 

County Antrim, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=ni&fcTime=1392854400

[Matty M]

Just keep an eye on the small low expected to form and push into Scotland tomorrow.

 

Looks developmental to me at the moment 

 

Probably over analysing but nice dry slot into that developing little low right now to our southwest.

 

http://www.sat24.com/image2.ashx?region=eu&ir=true

 

 

WV ain't the best quality but you can see the dry slot.

 

 

ECMWF progged position tomorrow @ MIDDAY

 

[tinybill]

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/cmc_cartes.php?code=15&ech=192&carte=1

 

i see the  Atlantic  is getting ready to give  the  uk another  bashing

Edited February 19, 2014 by tinybill

[bma79]

There has been signs the jetstream will pick up late next week bringing more bad storms.Polar vortex will happen over east coast of the states next week so the first storms should happen soon after that.

[Sainsbo]

Glad that there hasn't been too much rain down south in the past few days, it's given much needed drying-out time. Hopefully the storms will stay away for a while, too.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/teens/case-studies/heatwave

 

 

It's been 10 years and we haven't had a summer like 2003, only last year was pretty decent and that was a fetch

See that Climate Change bs they keep spinning

 

I think this link may come in handy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records

 

Note how about 50-60% of countries globally have recorded their hottest temperature on record since 2000.

 

Just because we haven't been basking doesn't mean climate change is bs. It's called "Global warming". It's in the name. It's not all about us!

Edited February 20, 2014 by Sainsbo

[SparkleS]

Are there more storms to come?

[gareth73]

Looks like the Atlantic wakes up again next week around Thursday pulling in more storms,  Looks like the polar vortex drifts south from Canada into the states so the train starts again.

[Summer Sun]

Latest met office text update for Saturday to Monday

 

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

 

Breezy with a few showers on Saturday, with rain in north later. Generally cloudy with further rain on Sunday. Sunshine and showers Monday. Windy throughout with gales in places.