There is the world of difference between weather and climate. If you had
read any serious document on climate change, the distinction is well
made. One weather phenomenon does not make a summer - or a winter. Just
to give an example of the opposite, December here was one of the warmest
on record and January had a 2-3 day cold snap from the 11th but has been
otherwise warmer than average - and wetter.

In any case, the climate change experts have always stated that some
places will have distinctly colder climates, but the global average
temperature will increase. One of the worst fears concerns NW Europe
which has a mild climate because of the Gulf Stream. If the polar
temperature increases sufficiently (probably ~2°C), there will be
sufficient ice melt for fresh water at ~4°C to reach the latitudes of
Norway and Scotland to cause the denser Gulf Stream water to layer off
under the cold water. If this happens, it is estimated to cause a drop
of average air temperature of 10 - 15°C, bringing the W coast from
Brittany Northwards to a climate similar to that of N. Canada.

Brian

Chuck Dolci wrote:

> Far be it for me to suggest that this might be a harbinger of global
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