alt.energy.renewable

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:17:54 -0500, david.williams@bayman.org (David
Williams) wrote:

>-> I have never seen, where I live, two consecutive snowy nights
>-> or a near blizzard during the day, in April.
>
>I talked with my sister, who lives near Manchester, England, this past
>Saturday. She was watching the snow fall. She said that on Friday
>morning the temperature was 17 deg. C., but fell to about 2 C over the
>course of a few hours.
>
>That sort of thing is normal at this time of year here in Canada. In
>recent years, the British climate seems to have been getting more like
>the Canadian one. This snowfall is just another example.
>
> dow

I don't usually get involved in these discussions since the majority
of scientists are clear about overall global warming, and seasonal
variations are not necessarily an indicator of general trends.
However, I think it was predicted quite some years ago that the
reduction in the northern polar ice cap would reduce the flow of the
gulf stream - which is what keeps England and parts of the continent
warmer than they would otherwise be.
I saw figures a year or more ago that implied that the Gulf stream was
slowing down. Does anyone have any up-to-date info on the state of the
Gulf Stream flow?
Eric