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Climate Changes Shift Springtime in Europe
gollum123 writes to mention a BBC article on a study of Europe's changing climate. The study collated information from 17 nations and 125,000 studies involving 561 species. The results indicate that, at least in Europe, 'Spring' is coming earlier and earlier every year. From the article: "Spring was beginning on average six to eight days earlier than it did 30 years ago, the researchers said. In regions such as Spain, which saw the greatest increases in temperatures, the season began up to two weeks earlier. The findings were based on what was described as the world's largest study of changes in recurring natural events, such as when plants flowered. The team of researchers also found that the onset of autumn has been delayed by an average of three days over the same period."
I didn't know that climate change could affect the date of the equinox...
Either move the official start date of spring up six to eight days or remove that many days from the calendar. Personally, I vote for the first week of the year, I always hated the first week of school back from winter vacation when I was a kid.
is the words "pending doom".
Europe was having trouble.
What a sad, sad story.
Needed a new climate to restore.
Its former glory.
Where, oh, where was it?
Where could that man it?
We looked around and then we found.
The pollution for you and me.
LEAD TENOR SCIENTIST:
And now it's...
Springtime for Europe and Germany
Deutschland is happy and gay!
Glaciers receding at a faster pace
Look out, here comes the heatwave race!
Springtime for Europe and Germany
Rhineland's a fine land once more!
Springtime for Europe and Germany
Watch out, Europe
Al Gore going on tour!
Our president assures us that this is both not a problem, and not happening.
Come on people, don't be so gullible. It's only 125,000 studies, how could that be in any way conclusive?
Terrorists can't threaten a country's freedom and democracy. Only lawmakers and voters can do that.
Mr. Groundhog have to say about all this?
I make websites and stuff. Buy one.
The problem, really, is the term "Global Warming" itself. It basically gives the naysayers plenty of easy (if faulty) ammo.
Perhaps "Global Climate Change" would have been better... or just "Global We're Fucked"
That's what my dad always said, but, you know, he wore lots of polyester and always drove Buicks, so I never really believed him....
Q. What happens if we find out there is a two mile wide rock heading straight for Earth and it's too late to do anything about it?
A. Disembowel the bastards who spent all our telescope money on "Global Warming research." ;-)