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Snow!
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^ Some snow, yesterday. Somewhere.

Britain braced for long, snowy winter as the strongest El Nino since 1950 is expected. The strongest El Nino for 65 years could bring a winter like the 2009/2010 Big Freeze.

More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather ... ected.html

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Looking forward to the entire country grinding to a halt because of some cunting weather.

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..so, a mild wet winter it is then.

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NHS winter emergency plan will collapse again with loads of orthapedic beds having been comverted to medical beds because of last years flu crisis. Instead of creating extra capicity

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Never bother with long range weather they always get it wrong, we will probably be all out barbecuing this year. Notice the word COULD in the photo caption above. Well it could be the hottest winter on record as well.

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Just had Michelin CrossClimate tyres fitted to the car, supposed to be really good in the snow ;) .

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And if it doesn't snow? Yes I have heard they are pretty good tyres always liked Michelin.

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bobp wrote:And if it doesn't snow? Yes I have heard they are pretty good tyres always liked Michelin.
Supposedly as good as normal Michelin in the dry/wet.
The Michelin CrossClimate is a revolutionary new type of tyre that answers two regular questions: “Should I switch from summer tyres to winter tyres in November?” And: “Are ‘all season’ tyres a reliable alternative to one set for winter and one set for summer?"

For braking on dry roads from 100kmh (62mph) they found it performed as well as Michelin Energy Saver Plus summer tyres and significantly better than Alpin 5 winter tyres and Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons all weather tyres.

For grip on wet bends they found it performed as well as Michelin Alpin 5 winter tyres and Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons all weather tyres and was slightly better than Michelin Energy Saver Plus summer tyres.

And for climbing a snow covered hill from 5kmh to 30kmh (5mph to 18kmh) they found it to be the equal of Michelin Alpin 5 winter tyres, slightly better than Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons all weather tyres and vastly better than Michelin Energy Saver Plus summer tyres.

Michelin CrossClimate tyres are ‘3 Peaks Mountain Snowflake’ (3PMSF) certified so meet the standard for snow tyres in all European countries.

They are EU labelled C for fuel efficiency, A for wet braking 1 bar (68db) for noise and last as long as Michelin Energy Saver Plus, which is 20% longer than the average summer tyre.

They are priced about £6 more than summer tyres, and about £6 less than cold weather tyres for a 205/55 R16.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/miscel ... ate-tyres/

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Thanks for the tyre specs, I will consider them when tyres come around for renewal.

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Don't the telegraph and mail predict snowmaggeddon every year? I'm not saying that they're going to be wrong, just pointing out that it's not an unusual prediction and eventually they're bound to be right.

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Pseudo wrote:Don't the telegraph and mail predict snowmaggeddon every year? I'm not saying that they're going to be wrong, just pointing out that it's not an unusual prediction and eventually they're bound to be right.
The Express predicts weather Armageddon of some sort every month, it's more that the Met Office has corroborated it in their long range forecasts gives it a little more credence.
Thomas Shafernaker, a Met Office meteorologist and BBC forecaster, told The Telegraph: “This time round it could be the strongest in decades.

“In Europe sometimes winters end up much colder and drier and last much into spring. In 2010 the El Nino played a part in bringing huge amounts of snow to the UK
Of course El Niño could change or weaken and mean we end up with a wet mild winter ;) .

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Meanwhile Australia is predicted to have the godzilla of El Ninos in summer ,mid forty celsius temperatures prolonged periods, the usual bushfires perhaps bigger, funny world

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UK's Met Office is to name all storms...

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Storm 'Barney' is due to hit southern UK on Tuesday 17th November 2015 :shock:


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arfah wrote:There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad admin.
Or "there's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriately dressed for the conditions".. Just ask any motorcyclist!

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New UK Solar Energy record set



The UK's National Grid has reported that a new record level of solar energy was produced on Friday 26th May 2017, providing more electricity for the grid than both nuclear power and coal power COMBINED!

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last nights weather was spectacular what i saw of it

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The question to ask is for how long was that level of power produced?

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a good 2 hours

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That long!
If solar could contribute 23% of the countries total energy requirements over a year that would be worth celebrating.

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BBC News: The United States announced it is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40127326
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Renewables provide more than half UK electricity for first time
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National Grid reported that, on Wednesday lunchtime, power from wind, solar, hydro and wood pellet burning supplied 50.7% of UK energy.
Add in nuclear, and by 2pm low carbon sources were producing 72.1% of electricity in the UK.

Wednesday lunchtime was perfect for renewables - sunny and windy at the same time. Records for wind power are being set across Northern Europe.
The National Grid, the body that owns and manages the power supply around the UK, said in a tweet: "For the first time ever this lunchtime wind, nuclear and solar were all generating more than both gas and coal combined."

On Tuesday, a tenth of the UK's power was coming from offshore wind farms - a newcomer on the energy scene whose costs have plummeted far faster than expected. So much power was being generated by wind turbines, in fact, that prices fell to a tenth of their normal level.

Environmentalists will salute this new record as a milestone towards the low carbon economy. Critics of renewable energy sources will point to the disruption renewables cause to the established energy system.

At the time of Wednesday's record, 1% of demand was met by storage; this will have to increase hugely as the UK moves towards a low-carbon electricity system.

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SKB wrote: wood pellet burning supplied
I have misgivings over the green credentials of the palletised wood burnt at some former coal plants the majority that is bulk imported from the U.S.A. the footprint of its transportation is not equated in to its true pollution costs. The with green credentials of our power supply is driven by a premium paid for the electricity. We missed out on converting redundant reservoirs to hydro plants. providing a none weather dependant supply. But then there is no premium on hydro power. Water companies remove spill ways so maintenance costs disappear. when with the right investment we could had a dependable power supply and a additional profit. There is also the fact that we waste a massive asset in bio gas from the sludge that is centrifuged at most larger waste water treatment plants. Rater than renewable asset treated through a bio digester.

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France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040
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France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a "revolution".

Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles as part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal. He said France planned to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Hybrid cars make up about 3.5% of the French market, with pure electric vehicles accounting for just 1.2%. It is not yet clear what will happen to existing fossil fuel vehicles still in use in 2040.

Mr Hulot, a veteran environmental campaigner, was appointed by new French President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron has openly criticised US environmental policy, urging Donald Trump to "make our planet great again".

President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement in June was explicitly named as a factor in France's new vehicle plan.
"France has decided to become carbon neutral by 2050 following the US decision," Mr Hulot said, adding that the government would have to make investments to meet that target. Poorer households would receive financial assistance to replace older, more polluting vehicles with cleaner ones, he said.

Earlier this week, car manufacturer Volvo said all of its new car models would be at least partly electric from 2019, an announcement referenced by Mr Hulot. He said he believes French car manufacturers - including brands such as Peugeot-Citroen and Renault - would meet the challenge, although he acknowledged it would be difficult. Renault's "Zoe" electric vehicle range is one of the most popular in Europe. However, traditional fossil fuel vehicles account for about 95% of the European market.

Other targets set in the French environmental plan include ending coal power plants by 2022, reducing nuclear power to 50% of total output by 2025, and ending the issuance of new oil and gas exploration licences.

Several French cities struggle with high levels of air pollution, including Paris, which endured several days of peak pollution in March. The capital has implemented a range of measures to cut down on cars, but air pollution is also a problem in picturesque mountain regions. Last month, a woman took the French state to court over what she said was a failure to protect her health from the effects of air pollution in Paris.

Norway, which is the leader in the use of electric cars in Europe, wants to move to electric-only vehicles by 2025, as does the Netherlands. Both Germany and India have proposed similar measures with a target of 2030.

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