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[gingerjedi]

There was brave man on question time last night, he dared to suggest that the argument behind AGW was possibly wrong?

The audience seethed in disgust, one red faced woman said "how can you say that, what about Cockermouth?" They cheered.

A journo said it was a scam, a comedian said he'd been to see the polar bears and was most definitely not a scam, a politician said he didn't know.

Today world leader will meet to discuss how they can stiff us for more cash and keep this farce going.

[NotAllThere]

According to this article describing the causes:

Sea temperatures in this source region were some 2°C to 3°C above the November average, enhancing the potential absorption of moisture by the airstream. This is the only aspect of the downpour which climate change may have contributed to, but it should also be said that large parts of the north Atlantic, especially in middle latitudes, have been colder than normal this month.

So, there is one factor among 4 that might just possibly be to do with global warming, but otherwise, there is nothing to link Cockermouth with climate change.

[TimberWolf]

I believe Cockermouth had higher than average rainfall in a short period of time, but nevertheless building on flood planes and creating efficient drainage systems that push water all at once into rivers must play a huge contributory role too. Its surprising how much water soil and vegetation hold, as anyone who has tried to dry washed lettuce will be able to confirm.

[NotAllThere]

You've tried to dry lettuce.

[TimberWolf]

You've tried to dry lettuce.

I know, it's impossible. A few leaves hold about a gallon of water. Or so it seems.

(I don't mean totally dry, just enough so that sandwiches don't get soggy)

[wurzel]

There was brave man on question time last night, he dared to suggest that the argument behind AGW was possibly wrong?

That wasn't a man, it was Melanie Philips. Easy mistake to make though.

[gingerjedi]

I dry my organic lettuce with a piece of chemically bleached kitchen paper.

[VectraMan]

To be fair, everybody looked somewhat embaressed for the stupid woman saying "If there's no global warming, wot about Cockermouth innit?". But then the SNP woman agreed with her.

When Brigstock was doing his preaching to the choir thing, the Daily Mail woman was furioulsy looking at bits of paper. I want to know what she was going to say in response.

[threaded]

The thing is AGW is something that can't be proved one way or the other, but it is a wonderful opportunity to get research funding that is difficult to refuse, and a politicians wet dream: tax out of thin air...

[EternalOptimist]

The thing is AGW is something that can't be proved one way or the other, but it is a wonderful opportunity to get research funding that is difficult to refuse, and a politicians wet dream: tax out of thin air...

Of course it can be. We have a whole bunch of predictions that can be tested by observation, all we have to do is wait.

In fact some of them have already proven to be false.