General Chat

LOL Merlin,

Then a methane igniter strapped to each herbivore's/fartist's rear end might do us some favours eh?

Bob

Huia,
How right you (and the book) are, in my opinion.
I quote from a Primary School homework website (only cos I love it)

"The worst cold spells in Britain occurred between 1550 and 1750. The climate during this time was known as the Little Ice Age, when winters were so cold that the Thames froze over each year. It was not uncommon for the freeze to last over three months, as in the case of the winters of 1683 - 1684 and 1715 - 1716"

This was pre Industrial Revolution.

Droughts can be caused by the jet stream moving . Contrary to the belief of Canute and many Governments, coasts, warm waterflow (ie the Gulf Stream) and phenomenon created by the seas are NOT static!!!!

Oh - and to add to Bob's reply, building over 'old' reservoirs doesn't help the water supply, and building on water meadows creates an awful lot of flooding too. When you think, boggy land is 'drained' on the edge of and ancient village (many medieval houses) - and a new housing estate is built. Suddenly - after all these years the village floods.
Do they blame the planners? - that boggy land was boggy for a reason!
Of course not - it's Global Warming.
Sometimes makes you wonder whether planners have a basic grasp of Geology /Topography/Physics (gravity etc) the reasons for ancient actions (ie why did no-one drain the land before) and the English language!!