deuces wild Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 ....temperature in the US is -80F (-62.22C for you *other* folks :lol: ).http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wcstates.htmHow about on the other side of the pond? B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Wow - that is cold!Here it is 4°C (39°F), which sounds almost mild, compared with your extreme temperatures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Crikey DW, that really is cold :0 I'm glad I don't live there as I hate the cold weather :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 We have not had anywhere near as bad a winter as was forecast. Very little snow, not like it used to be a few years ago. It's all part of global warming. I appreciate that at present you have exceptionally low temperatures, but the weather all over the world is going crazy, and getting more extreme. The outlook for Britain is that eventually as the Gulf stream slows down and eventually stops, we will get a lot colder, after an initial warmer spell. The politicians who cannot agree to cut carbon emissions have a lot to answer for to future generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 The politicians who cannot agree to cut carbon emissions have a lot to answer for to future generations.I agree with your view on global warming but, unfortunately, until an alternative to the internal combusion engine is found then the world will continue to use petrol and diesel for fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Between 8 & 9 this morning 10cm / 4"" of snow fell & settled, here where i live in Germany, then it stopped and the sun came out, now it has nearly all gone.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 The politicians who cannot agree to cut carbon emissions have a lot to answer for to future generations.I agree with your view on global warming but, unfortunately, until an alternative to the internal combusion engine is found then the world will continue to use petrol and diesel for fuel.My point is that NOT enough is being done. Already there are hybrid engines available. Why don't governments reduce taxes to encourage their wider use? Also as long as politicians are allowed to own oil company shares they have no incentive to cut down on oil usage. Very little is done in most areas to encourage the use of public transport. Taxes on fuel go ever higher, and the government tell us that this is to encourage us off the roads, yet where I live public transport is almost non existent, and what there is is inconvenient and dirty. Look at the amount of fuel that is wasted on glitter in places like Las Vegas. I am positive that fuel consumption in places like that could be cut by well over half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Cloudy and drizzle here, temp about 12c we need a bit more globel warming here, looks like DW does too :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Wow - that is cold!Here it is 4°C (39°F), which sounds almost mild, compared with your extreme temperatures!That temperature was in upper Alaska off the Arctic Ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 We've been getting of lot of -4 C lately but the snow never seems to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 The news and weather people here are over reacting as usual, a couple of scattered snow flurries that scarcely last a day and they start screaming about Arctic conditions and blizzards. No sense of proportion I'm afraid.To top it off there's always an endless supply of loons that drive off into snowy conditions in ordinary two wheel drive cars with no snow chains, warm clothing, food or even a spade are surprised when they get stuck, then start looking for somebody else to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Also as long as politicians are allowed to own oil company shares they have no incentive to cut down on oil usage.I had no idea this was allowed :0 The news and weather people here are over reacting as usual, a couple of scattered snow flurries that scarcely last a day and they start screaming about Arctic conditions and blizzards.I agree.I think our winters are a lot milder than they used to be like in 1947 where the snow allegedly was as high as a hedge.It goes without saying that this was before I was born! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 1947 was a terrible winter. This illustrates my point, in that we can possibly expect milder weather until eventually the Gulf Stream packs up. Remember that we are on the same latitude as Siberia.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joysness Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 In the city where I grew up in Canada it was not unusual to have winter temps at -32F with a wind chill factor of -50F. :0 It is on the Great Lakes and the wind would come off the lake making it very cold. You did not go outside with any part of your skin showing. Every inch had to be covered. I remember my mum and I knitting nose warmers. :D The cold and snow (8 to 10 feet normally) is the main reason I moved to the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Remember that we are on the same latitude as Siberia..Yes you are right.If we lose the warmth of the Gulf Stream than we could well end up with a winter as cold as what Deuces Wild and joysness have to put up with :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 GM has already made like 1.2 million vehicles, that run on ethanol, which is made from Corn oil. They've put up a few stations, and a GM plant is being constucted about an hour away, that is making only vehicles that run on ethanol. At least somebody is trying to reduce pollution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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