Re: Cold early Spring

There is a thread of this sort every winter. Not always started by me
though!
Snow, you either love it or hate it I guess. I'm passionate about it as it
is my favourite weather.
In order I have;

1st - Snow
2nd - Thunderstorms
3rd - Heavy showers, preferably wintry with hail
4th - Shallow fog and frost
5th - Blue skies and sunshine
6th - Rain
7th - Wind
8th - Fog
9th - Drizzle
10th - 8/8 stratocumulus, dry and mild
11th - Heat (>25C) and high humidity

Horizontal drizzle outside now, temp. 7.6C :-)

Will
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"Peter" <peter.jackson60@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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By jingo Mr.Hand - you started something here.
Even made me recall digging through the snow to the privy at the bottom of
the garden in '48.


"Will Hand" <will@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Nick Gardner" <nicholasgardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Very hot summers are actually more dangerous to the elderly and
wildlife than cold winters.

I wasn't aware of any studies that show hot summers are more harmful to
our
wildlife than cold winters?

The summer of 2006 saw record numbers of insects including butterflies,
dragonflies, ladybirds, hoverflies and moths which thrive in the hot
conditions, many of these insects prey on pests such as aphids . This
abundance of insects all provides extra food for small mammals and
birds
which in-turn provides food for their predators.
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Nick I carefully said *very* hot summers. Look at some of the IPCC
scenario
work on possible effects of climate change on our flora and fauna.
Frequent
very hot summers as in 2003 would be devastating for many UK wildlife
species. I have seen programmes about it and one or two reports but I
have
no refs to hand.

Will
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