Britain Set For Worst Winter in Half a Century

[minestrone]

I was going to lag some pipes in the basement but after reading that in the express I think I can put it off till next winter.

[BlasterBates]

Daily Express is not renowned for it's long range forecasts. The only saving grace is that it is more accurate than the Met Office, but then again so was my Grand Ma.

[Sysman]

Took your time to exert control over this story.

here is another one. Funny how all stories from the climate change taliban are negative

[I]The report, Carbon Dioxide: The Good News, which has not been peer reviewed, proposes that the impact of rising carbon dioxide concentrations “is currently net beneficial for both humanity and the biosphere generally”.

Not peer reviewed, eh?

The climate change mob really rattle on about the importance of peer reviews, don't they?

I read a bunch of academic papers last year as part of a course I was doing, and my conclusion was that peer review ain't what it's cracked up to be. Even basic errors in worked examples hadn't been picked up.

[Flashman]

Here is last year's story:

Winter 2014 to be COLDEST of century: UK faces arctic weather freeze in November | Nature | News | Daily Express

Regurgitated tulip.

[Dactylion]

Is this you MF?

No that's some, almost universally reviled, fat ugly b4astard....... Oh....

[EternalOptimist]

The thing about this medium term prediction malarkey, is that if the met office gets it wrong, there are few penalties. They get a bit of micky taking, but their jobs and pensions are not affected, heck, they even get their bonus and an even bigger super-computer.
If the Siberian swans get it wrong - the repercussions are much more severe.

[MicrosoftBob]

If the Siberian swans get it wrong - the repercussions are much more severe.

Freeze to death or get eaten by scrotes in the UK t's not much of a choice

[barrydidit]

If the Siberian swans get it wrong - the repercussions are much more severe.

Has anyone got one we can ask?

[TykeMerc]

Freeze to death or get eaten by scrotes in the UK t's not much of a choice

I hope you're not calling HMQ a scrote, Betty is the only one that's allowed to order kentucky fried swan you know!

[OwlHoot]

I hope you're not calling HMQ a scrote, Betty is the only one that's allowed to order kentucky fried swan you know!

Since the mid 1400s the Vintners Company have also been entitled to nab a few.