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July 23rd, 2007, 9:03 pm

... and climate change Severe Flooding in the UKQuoteParts of the UK have been lashed by severe weather with flooding leaving thousands without water and electricity supplies.
 
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July 23rd, 2007, 9:05 pm

More extreme weather, this time in the Lone Star state.
 
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July 23rd, 2007, 9:07 pm

Toll rises in China rain storms QuoteChongqing received more than 26cm (10 inches) of rain, the most in a 24-hour period since records began more than a century ago. Climate change - a global phenomenon.
 
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July 23rd, 2007, 9:08 pm

Not to mention the US Southwest, Katrina ...
 
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July 24th, 2007, 8:23 pm

European Heatwave.
 
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July 25th, 2007, 1:09 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoe... and climate change Severe Flooding in the UKQuoteParts of the UK have been lashed by severe weather with flooding leaving thousands without water and electricity supplies.have you never heard the expression "hundred year flood", TJ ?
 
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July 25th, 2007, 8:55 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoe... and climate change Severe Flooding in the UKQuoteParts of the UK have been lashed by severe weather with flooding leaving thousands without water and electricity supplies.have you never heard the expression "hundred year flood", TJ ?Scientists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries.
 
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July 26th, 2007, 1:23 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoehave you never heard the expression "hundred year flood", TJ ?Scientists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries.that's "some scientists"
 
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July 26th, 2007, 1:38 pm

Peru cold snap kills 70 children
 
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July 26th, 2007, 7:55 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoehave you never heard the expression "hundred year flood", TJ ?Scientists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries.that's "some scientists"How about most, retard?
 
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July 27th, 2007, 1:02 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoeQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoehave you never heard the expression "hundred year flood", TJ ?Scientists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries.that's "some scientists"How about mostI'd be interested to see statistics on the number of scientists who've predicted this versus the total number of scientists:very few organic chemists, vulcanologists, or high energy physicists have expressed an opinion on the matter.we'll stick with some
 
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July 27th, 2007, 9:07 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoeQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoehave you never heard the expression "hundred year flood", TJ ?Scientists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries.that's "some scientists"How about mostI'd be interested to see statistics on the number of scientists who've predicted this versus the total number of scientists:very few organic chemists, vulcanologists, or high energy physicists have expressed an opinion on the matter.we'll stick with someThat's CLIMATE scientists - you can't really be that stupid. Can you ?
 
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July 28th, 2007, 1:40 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoeThat's CLIMATE scientists you didn't say CLIMATE scientists initially, and indeed it seems that most of the folks your side quotes are flavors of scientists other than climate scientists, if they're scientists at allA more accurate statement would be Climate alarmists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries.
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July 28th, 2007, 10:57 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoeThat's CLIMATE scientists you didn't say CLIMATE scientists initially, and indeed it seems that most of the folks your side quotes are flavors of scientists other than climate scientists, if they're scientists at allA more accurate statement would be Climate alarmists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries.No. Definitely NOT. A more accurate statement would be: Climate realists are predicting this type of flooding to become more common in the UK and other countries. Only a fool would deny this, given the scientific evidence mounting daily to support climate change that is man made.
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July 29th, 2007, 7:52 am

Actually ppauper, in the case of Britain, every opinion I've heard is that Britain will get less rain. To be sure, some places will get more, or greater variance, but not us.This flood simply isn't that big. Yes, it's got a lot more media coverage, but it's not like the UK government left thousands of black people to die, like the Christians who run the US did.Britain has for decades had a policy that leads to building on places that flood "only" every 50 years.Guess what ?They're getting flooded.Also, like the USA, Britain squanders billions on helping fatcat farmers, so vastly more is spent on protecting fields than homes.If you look at the area flooded, shit on this scale is a 25/30 year event, not a "worst in the history of the world".We've just been dumb enough to build things where they can get flooded.Note that in Scotland, there has been vastly less damage, even though it often gets much more rainThat is because Scots built above known flood lines, not below them.