Record Heat Raises Climate Fears

[callady]

Record heat raises climate fears

By Steve Connor, Science Editor

Published: 28 October 2005


Sun worshippers took to Brighton beach in their hundreds yesterday, where the temperature hit 18.1C. In Kinlochewe on the far north-west coast of Scotland, it was a balmy 22.4C.

Just four days before Hallowe'en, Britain was enjoying the warmest 27 October since records began in 1880.

As the UK basked in the freakish heat, it seemed almost churlish to seek an explanation. But these days, in the shadow of global warming, extreme weather patterns come with a health warning attached. Why was it so warm?

The weather experts explained that the mini-heatwave was the result of a large area of high pressure over southeastern Europe and low pressure well to the west of Ireland.

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article322851.ece

[ovidsen]

1. and in REAL temperatures

around 64 degrees and 72 degrees. Rather unusual! But I guess it's all relative when it comes to beach weather...

[shadowknows69]

2. On the upside

the increase in water temperatures in Scotland should kill Nessie soon and that mystery will be solved when she floats. Sorry just trying to stay positive in the face of our rapidly approaching extinction as a species.