Climate Change Part 3 (From Worcester News)

Climate Change Part 3

11:11am Tuesday 16th February 2010 in News By Paul Damari

CLIMATES are always on the change, monsoons and hurricanes can in some years be intense and devastating at other times infrequent and less damaging. Droughts can occur in parts of the world which often lasts many years, to be followed by wetter conditions and extreme flooding. Milder winters suddenly are replaced by cold conditions with sub zero temperatures and blizzards this having an impact on life as we know it.

In temperate climes such as Britain we tend to experience very unpredictable varied weather, sometimes dry and warm and at other times cold and wet. Over the past three summers Britain has endured colder wetter weather with frequent flooding. The past few winters have been colder with much more frost and snow. That dry hot summer will turn up like lightning out of the blue fairly soon I feel, surprising us all.

The weather plays a major part in our lives, it shapes up the way we act and how we feel. The climate always a main topic of conversation especially in the UK. Despite what the weather throws at us. In comparison to other lands around the globe our climate is very benign and placid for much of the time with occasional adverse weather thrown in for good measure.

Next Week: Climate Change Part 4

Glossary: Anabatic: Rising air up a slope hill or mountain.

Weather for coming week Monday 15th February-Friday 19th February

Low pressure in command with some rain or showers at times, some wintry over hills. Also some drier brighter intervals with sunshine. Feeling on the cold side with slight overnight frost with ice on the nights when the cloud clears.

Winds 5-8 mph from between south-west and south-east.

Maximum temperature 5-6c

Minimum temperature Minus 1c to Plus 2c

Last Week's Observations (Monday-Sunday)

Highest day temperature............8.6c on Sunday 14th February

Lowest night temperature..........Minus 3.5c on Thursday 11th February

Wettest day.................................0.6 mm on Tuesday 9th February