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The freezing conditions that have blasted Britain are being blamed on a series of weather patterns that are bringing Arctic temperatures to much of western Europe, California and even Australia.
One of the main factors is a change in the position of the jet stream - the fast-moving current of air that moves from west to east, high in the atmosphere.
Changes in the jet stream's path can cause massive changes in weather conditions across the globe and may be why Australians are now shivering their way through summer and the current freezing conditions in California.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1340436/Why-cold-warm-Greenland-Diverted-jet-stream-letting-icy-blast-Arctic.html#ixzz18yDcTxt7The freezing conditions that have blasted Britain are being blamed on a series of... more
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A mini twister swept through Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis around 10pm Tuesday night. There have been no reports of fatalities or injuries but widespread damage has occured to homes and, especially, vehicles.
Could this "act of God" have anything to do with the controversial Sunday ferry service that launched - despite appeals from God-fearing protestors - less than two weeks ago..?
http://current.com/items/90471143_scottish-christians-ferry-unhappy-with-sunday-boat-service.htm
..er, probably not!A mini twister swept through Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis around 10pm Tuesday night.... more
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You know when Britain has a couple of flakes of snow and the country grinds to a halt? Then we hear all the talk of how we're just ill prepared to cope with freak weather that we're not used to...
A similar situation arose in Chile, in the port city of Iquique, on Monday night. But, instead of a minute amount of snow, they got a minute amount of rain - less than 1/100th of an inch! (How do they count such a small amount?)
What happened? Well 4,000 roofs were damaged, power was knocked out and schools closed the next day. Yes. Really.You know when Britain has a couple of flakes of snow and the country grinds to a halt?... more
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