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Coldest May in 100 years – summer on hold

10. May 2012

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After one of the wettest Aprils on record we are now experiencing  one of the coldest months of May. What is happening to our weather? Climate change sceptics might want to take note of these records or have an alternative explanation for this ongoing weird weather? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/9213226/Coldest-May-in-100-years-forecasters-predict.html

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Wet weekend in UK

28. April 2012

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It has been raining all day – yet again. So far this month is the 9th wettest April for the UK in the records. Wonder where the month will end up in the records  – especially as very,very heavy rain is expected tomorrow. Some parts of the UK already having had more than double their monthly [...]

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RHS records weather woes

3. March 2012

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The RHS Advisory Department experienced its busiest year in 2011, receiving more than 60000 enquiries from its members- a record breaker. The team of RHS experts solved myriad enquiries which ranged from problems associated with pests and diseases to plant identification. Many of the queries pertained to the unpredictable temperatures throughout the year. Chief Horticultural [...]

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USA basks in winter sunshine

4. February 2012

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What is happening with the weather? Whilst the UK freezes, temperatures in parts of the USA have been exceptionally high – Central Park saw almost 60F on Thursday 2nd February. This map shows shows unseasonably warm temperatures soaring across the continental U.S. this week. Trees and plants budding early may lose their chance to bloom when the [...]

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Snow hits UK

28. January 2012

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Snow and freezing temperatures are hitting the UK this week.Not good news for many plants that started to flower after such a mild winter.  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/9047479/Snow-to-hit-Britain-as-freezing-temperatures-sweep-country.html  However, predictions are that by the 2050s London temperatures will exceed the official definition of a heatwave - 32C by day with 18C by night – for more than a third of the summer.http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24031213-london-facing-killer-summers-in-climate-peril.do Where [...]

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Australian weird weather

21. January 2012

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Love this report on weird weather in Australia during January 2012

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2012 weather

19. January 2012

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 2012 weather has so far continued to be as weird as it was in 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/jan/12/weird-weather-2012 Europe and the Americas are experiencing extreme conditions, Arctic ice is almost at its lowest extent ever recorded in midwinter, disastrous droughts and searing heat have hit Africa and Latin America, and one of the world’s biggest insurance companies is warning that [...]

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