whats follows a bad summer

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  1. intermiplants

    intermiplants Gardener

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    after a summer like that surely but surely we cant have a harsh winter as well. if its going to [​IMG] be that topsy turvy with gales and floods all summer why doesnt him looking down go the whole bloody hog and give us a heat wave for xmas [​IMG]
     
  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Its difficult to say, lets face it, if it was easy the Met office wouldn't need to spend millions trying to work it out.
    I'm all for a heatwave at Christmas, kinda doubt it though.
    :D
    If you bear in mind that the reason for the ropey summer was that the weather was coming from the west most of the time, if that continues through the winter, then we should have a mild wet winter.
    If it comes from the east in summer its hot, but in winter its freezing.
    Lets not worry about north or south.
    :D
     
  3. Helofadigger

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    Sorry to burst your bubble Intermiplants I'm hoping for a lovely winter wonderland plenty of snow to build snowmen with and have snowball fights and then a cuddle in front of the fire! :D
    Helen.xxx.
     
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    [​IMG] I would love a proper cold winter... Might kill off some of the pests & diseases that are on an increase due to the warmer temps..! :eek:

    [​IMG] I was listening to the World Service on the radio a little while back & there was a program about the effects of "La Nina". Little sister to "El Nino"....

    This year apparently La Nina is stuck up North. Hence the winds & heavy rains & flooding here, China & parts of Asia. Hurricanes in the Caribbean (been very quiet for a few yrs now) Scorching conditions in Europe & USA. This
    Telegraph link is very good

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/26/nweather126.xml

    bbc link explains it a little


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/el_nino_events.shtml


    [​IMG] So who really knows what we will get, but I do agree about it being a "La Nina year".... [​IMG]
     
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