UK having a hell of a time with fierce storm, flooding, etc.

ensho

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Mon Mar-10-08 12:17 PM
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UK having a hell of a time with fierce storm, flooding, etc.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?cid=15773&cat=dis&lang=eng

this link will give the updates on Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England, etc.

lot of damage. cargo ship on the beach, fuel tanker in trouble, airports closed....

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ProdigalJunkMail

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Mon Mar-10-08 12:19 PM
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1. buddy in the UK (south London area)

said big winds today...some clocking upwards of 80mph...

sP

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DS1

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Mon Mar-10-08 12:20 PM
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2. same thing around this time last year IIRC

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DavidDvorkin

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Mon Mar-10-08 12:33 PM
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3. And some liberals are predicting water shortages

Hmph. This story completely disproves that prediction.

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ensho

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Mon Mar-10-08 12:36 PM
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4. it does?

how?

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muriel_volestrangler

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Mon Mar-10-08 02:27 PM
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6. There's a difference between sea water and fresh water

Having sea water blown at you hardly solves a shortage of fresh water.

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DavidDvorkin

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Mon Mar-10-08 02:37 PM
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7. I didn't realize I needed the sarcasm indicator

I thought my post was a sufficiently overdone parody of denials of global warming based on the occasional cold snap.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Mon Mar-10-08 08:50 PM
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8. Heh - sorry, my sarcasm detector was obviously broken

sometimes (especially after a while reading things in GDP) I get to the point where nothing seems 'overdone' any more - there's always someone on DU who seems to mean something seriously, however wrong or outrageous it appears.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Mon Mar-10-08 02:26 PM
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5. Well, it doesn't seem that bad, really

More or less "worst storm this winter, but no worse than last year, or the year before, etc.". The only complete airport closure appears to have been:

Winds of more than 50mph caused all ground operations at Bristol International Airport to be suspended between 0400 and 0600 GMT, which led to delays when the first flights took to the air later in the morning.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7287516.stm

and closing a regional airport at that time of day isn't that big a deal.

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