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| David Naugler |
 Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:23 pm |
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Global warming strikes again:
From:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3341697.stm
Last Updated: Monday, 22 December, 2003, 17:13 GMT
Nordic countries in snow misery
At least five people died and 100,000 homes suffered power cuts as
snow storms swept across Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
Travel by air, sea, rail and road was also being severely disrupted by
the blizzards.
Some major Swedish routes, including the road from Stockholm to Oslo,
were blocked by jack-knifed lorries.
The heavy snow began to cause problems on Sunday night, bringing down
power lines and causing dozens of accidents.
A young Swedish couple were found dead in their car in the south-west
of the country, apparently after the vehicle slid off the road into a
canal.
Power officials on Monday said they could not predict when all 100,000
Swedish households would get power supplies restored.
"It is very difficult to say when (the electricity) will be working
again, but most households should have it back at some point during
the day," said Christer Lundgren of supply firm Vattenfall.
Engineers had restored power to around a third of the homes by
mid-afternoon.
At Stockholm's Arlanda airport, one of the two runways was closed and
flights were being delayed by up to an hour.
"As soon as the wind stops and the snow slows a bit we will be able to
increase capacity," civil aviation authority spokeswoman Anni Silfver
told TT news agency.
Misery at sea
Ferry passengers in the Nordic countries also endured delays or the
misery of being stranded aboard storm-tossed vessels.
Ferry passengers travelling from Gothenburg to Fredrikshavn in Denmark
were forced to spend the night on board as high winds lashed the port.
Around 850 people also got stranded outside the Danish port of
Hanstholm.
Passengers finally walked ashore on Monday.
In Finland, three people were reported dead in the most serious of a
string of accidents.
Police said on Monday at least 100 crashes occurred during the
blizzard, which left icy roads coated in snow.
All local trains were also halted in the capital, Helsinki.
Estonia hit
The severe weather also reached Estonia, forcing the cancellation of
ferries across the Baltic Sea.
In the North Sea off the Netherlands, meanwhile, three containers of
pesticide were lost overboard during a severe storm.
Dutch coastguard spokesman Peter van Oorschot said it was not known if
the chemicals could leak into the sea.
In the UK, snow fell down much of the eastern side of Scotland and
England, causing travel problems. |
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| Vendicar Decarian |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 1:01 am |
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"David Naugler" <dnaugler@sfu.ca> wrote in message
news:c6bcfffa.0312221523.34acfb75@posting.google.com...
Quote: Global warming strikes again:
Nordic countries in snow misery
Thanx for the weather report David. Here is another.
Chicago-O'Hare
Monday night:
A few rain showers early changing to a few snow showers overnight. Low 31F.
Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 30%. Normal Low 19.1
Tuesday:
Snow flurries and some snow showers will affect much of the area. Temps
nearly steady in the low 30s. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Tuesday night:
Partly cloudy during the evening followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low
22F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Normal high 34. Normal Low 19.1 |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:30 pm |
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| Roald B. Larsen |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:35 pm |
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"David Naugler" <dnaugler@sfu.ca> skrev i melding news:c6bcfffa.0312221523.34acfb75@posting.google.com...
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| Nordic countries in snow misery
Thanks for the weather report (which is of no interest).
Here is a _climate_ report :
Autumn of 2003:
September:
Warmest on Earth, and Norway
was 0,9 degs. C above the normal.
October: Worlds highest temperatures, while
Norway was 1,8 degs. C lower than the mean.
and so on:
in November Norway was far above the
average again --
The point is that you have to look at the global average to
get a glimpse of the climate, because you can find all sorts
of "irregularities" on the local and regional level.
In my opinion :
Those of you that regularly answer and
oppose trolls like David Nau & Dr. Con.:
You are doing a very bad job. Let us be free from
their spam by stopping them -- (which does not
happen when you answer them) -- please anwer
them only when they have a few points that we
should take notice of. Otherwise, just send out
regular warnings to new readers, preferably bout
stopping them. _Weather_ (in the US) is not of
interest to people like me....
Dr. Con and David Naugler should rest in the
garbage can, where we don't have to see them.
--
roald L
That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.
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