I WAS ASKING MYSELF THE SAME THING

Comments on an article in The Daily Mail today regarding the flash floods and heavy rain are very skeptical of global warming.

If you can remember The Meteorological Office predicted a glorious BBQ summer.

I can remember just one week of very hot and humid weather when Wimbledon was on. Last night it was that cool that I sat in my living room watching TV in a T-shirt AND jumper. It feels like it's been a disappointingly cool grey summer so far.

But still, a war in August might warm things up...

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From http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1200518/Flash-floods-heavy-rain-end-summer--forecasters-predicting-come.html

What happened to the BBQ summer we were promised?

Although to be honest I prefer this to that heatwave.

When oh when are people going to stop trying to predict our weather far in advance, nature is nature and she's going to be a little put out by the solar minimum, the shift in axis and the configuration of the planetary bodies in our solar system.

But still our government needs to green tax us on everything to pay for the fact they built over our flood plains. DOH.

This weather reminds me of the summers growing up in the 70's, nothing wrong with a bit of rain, that is, after all, what England is known for.

- Michelle, hertfordshire, 18/7/2009 11:50
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Whatever happened to the great summer that was predicted for this year? Lets face it, the weather forecasters haven't a clue when it comes to predicting more than a few days in advance. The third consecutive wet summer is really getting me down now.

- Paul, Shopshire, 18/7/2009 11:39
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What you mean put an end to the summer??/
There are still some weeks left isnt there/


Or has this been changed without us noticing?

- carol, Wales, 18/7/2009 11:25
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"..End to the summer..". Summer? Did we have one then? I must have blinked! Bit like Global Warming really. Everybody talking about it, nobody sure it is there.

- Anon, UK, 18/7/2009 11:17
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What ever happened to the 'BBQ' summer predicted by the Met Office some months back?
If they can't forecast a few months hence how come they are so sure about global warming over the next 40 years?

- JohnD, Kingsbridge, UK, 18/7/2009 11:07
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But all the ex-spurts reckoned we were to have a LONG, HOT summer. If they can't get that right, or even tell what it will really be like tomorrow, how dare they tell us how the world will be in fifty years or a century and spend MILLIONS of pounds of OUR money in advertising how we should all be "improving our carbon footprint"?

- ANon, UK, 18/7/2009 10:31
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