Chances of this '100 days of snow'?

majnu said:
Well considering UK grinds to a halt with 1mm of snow this will lead to a national disaster. Let's see which countries offer us foreign aid as we try and recoup from the economic mess.
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The UK does not grind to a halt. Southern England might.
 
Tingle said:
So has anybody seen the Express article (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/44...ith-heavy-and-persistent-snow-forecast-for-UK) on the 100 days of snow that's apparently going to hit us?

Seems like an exaggeration in my opinion, anyone else's thoughts on this?
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I looked at this thread because it looked interesting, I saw "daily express" and did not even bother looking at the link. That paper has about as much credibility as me jumping out of my window and landing in australia.
 
Honestly if we have a solid 3 months of snow in the UK as that article claims I will buy everyone on OCUK a new PC. Any paper that CAPITALISES words to make them seem more DRAMATIC, is obviously talking out of their ****, maybe we will have a bad winter yes, but the level of sensationalism in that article is laughable.
 
Glaucus said:
2010 was a good winter.
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Meh, that image is a bit misleading. Many areas got a lot of snow, many others got about an inch or so. Still it looks pretty and works with the reports that concentrated on the areas that had a lot.
 
Orionaut said:
It doesn't need 100 days of snow! As a society we would cope far more poorly with a bad winter today than we did in 1963

Back then one of the biggest problems was the disruption of the sporting calender. A similar spell of bad weather to day would kill 10's of thousands of people (And then it would get Bad!)
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Bet fuel poverty was a lot higher in those days...;) politics and the weather shouldn't mix...
 
Amp34 said:
Bet fuel poverty was a lot higher in those days...;) politics and the weather shouldn't mix...
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It is not about fuel poverty, it is about electricity.

In 63 most people did not have central heating. They had open fires and burned coal. You do not need electricity to do that.

How would most people today heat their homes if there was a long power cut with sub zero temps?

In 63, most people lived within walking distance of either work or a railway station (Pre Beeching remember) so life went on relatively uninterrupted.

(Steam trains laugh at snow Remember when Eurostar was towed home by Tornado a couple of years ago)

I remember going to school in the 60's while the roads were completely impassable! How? well everybody Including the teachers, lived within walking distance! Even a power cut wouldn't have stopped us. The school was heated by a coal furnace and, being a Victorian building, didn't need artificial lighting during daylight hours! Not today, Nowadays 3" of snow and everything shuts, because everybody lives miles away and need clear roads to drive there!

Because people walked a lot back then most people had a ample supply of warm heavy duty winter clothing so even if they couldn't heat the homes they would not freeze (Also, in the 50's/early 60's heaters were an optional extra in cars, so even people who drove needed to dress up warm)

I would be interested to know how many of you could go to your wardrobes and pick out a set of clothing that would allow you to safely undertake a 5 mile journey on foot at night in -10C? Most people in 63 would have been able too!

Because road commuting was rare most work places could keep operating, so again, life went on.

I remember during the late 60's/early 70's during the rolling power cuts. Again, we were far less dependent on electricity. An 8 hour power cut was fun rather than a disaster! even shops stayed open in the town centre (No electronic tills or credit card payments!!) and the town still has a couple of gas lights that still worked (Not to mention a Gasworks! so the Gas supply was not dependent on the Europeans or Russians!)

There were even Mills in Lancashire that kept operating during the "3 day Week" because they had ample coal stocks and didn't need electricity to run the machinery!

How would people get food in today if there were power black outs? even supposing that they could get to the supermarket?

Electronic gadgets are all very nice, but the way that they can be easily disrupted while, at the same time, we have become utterly dependent on them over the last 50 years is (To me anyway, who can remember what it used to be like) a bit worrying!
 
Best post i've read in a long time there orionaut, and so very true, we have become far too dependent on technology as a whole. We would be screwed if there was a prolongued powercut. It's just too easy to rely on electronics for everyday stuff.
 
If by 100 days of snow they mean, 100 days in a row of a light dusting for 5 mins per day, then it might happen. They make it sound like we'll be under 6 feet of snow.
 
Yes, I seriously dislike living in a house with no open fire now, relying on central heating. This country falls apart pretty rapidly when the power goes off and we have some snow.
 
Tingle said:
So has anybody seen the Express article (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/44...ith-heavy-and-persistent-snow-forecast-for-UK) on the 100 days of snow that's apparently going to hit us?

Seems like an exaggeration in my opinion, anyone else's thoughts on this?
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This is the same guy who (on behalf of the Express) predicted a record snow fall was due in November?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/43...s-Record-breaking-snow-predicted-for-November

Oct 12, 2013: Worst winter for decades: Record-breaking snow predicted for November
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Forecasters last night warned the entire country is set for a horror freeze which will bring brutal winds and fierce blizzards.

Temperatures have already started to plunge as a swathe of cold air from the Arctic has swept across the UK in the past few days.

The first long-range forecasts warn of "recordbreaking snowfall" next month.

Heavy wintry showers are expected to cause widespread chaos with below-average temperatures possibly lingering until February.
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James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said it was likely to be the worst winter for more than 100 years.

He said: 'A horror winter scenario is likely to bring another big freeze with copious snow for many parts.
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He went on: 'The cold theme from the latter part of October is likely to continue into November - and for the vast majority of the month.

'November could turn out to be a record-breaking month. There is the potential for some significant falls of snow. The northern half is likely to experience the worst conditions.

'It is also likely the southern half will experience a number of major snow events throughout November."
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I don't know about anyone else, but November seems to have been pretty mild so far. Not even sure if the temperature has really dropped below freezing at night yet.

If his prediction for November's weather was so far off the mark, I don't rate his chances of accurately predicting the weather even further ahead.


/edit - For reference, the MET is currently forecasting:

UK Outlook for Friday 22 Nov 2013 to Sunday 1 Dec 2013:

Many western and northern areas will be mainly dry and fine at first with a few wintry showers. Southern and eastern parts of the UK will be cloudier with a greater risk of showers, perhaps heavy near North Sea coasts. Showers are likely to fall as snow over high ground, and it will be cold generally with overnight frosts. Thereafter, it will probably stay mainly dry and settled in northwestern areas but rather cold with a raw easterly wind. Southern and eastern parts are likely to stay unsettled with further wintry showers but these will tend to increasingly fall as rain. Towards the end of the month there are signs that temperatures may return nearer to normal with more unsettled weather affecting northern and western Britain.
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Hardly the same and I know which forecast I'd trust more.
 
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To be fair, if you read the Express then you deserve to waste money on panic buying and giving yourself more stress than you need because you think the end of the world is coming.

Stupid Paper = Stupid people.
 
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