Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Nov 27th 2005, 1:58 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Exactly - I can't remember a story when it last snowed properly in the Uk at Christmas - now that would be worth having!
'Between 1971 and 1992 there was only one year - 1980 - when widespread sleet and snow fell across the UK on Christmas Day, whereas in the years 1993 to 2003 it happened five times.'
It also snowed in 2001 and 2004 - thing is, technically, snow might fall, but its not enough to wax lyrical about.
'Between 1971 and 1992 there was only one year - 1980 - when widespread sleet and snow fell across the UK on Christmas Day, whereas in the years 1993 to 2003 it happened five times.'
It also snowed in 2001 and 2004 - thing is, technically, snow might fall, but its not enough to wax lyrical about.
Oh and the fry up was lovely this morning! Now snuggled up for the afternoon watching eastenders!
Nov 27th 2005, 5:06 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Britain has a very mild climate for Northern Europe due to the effect of the gulf stream. This means we rarely get more than a couple of days of snow per year. It's not like countries who have snow all winter and therefore have the means to cope with it.
Vash just likes being a troll. he regularly slags off Britain on this site but unfortunately has not yet decided to take himself back home.
Vash just likes being a troll. he regularly slags off Britain on this site but unfortunately has not yet decided to take himself back home.
Nov 27th 2005, 7:18 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
Could maybe say the same about Australia and bush fires... 
Read the "hope everyone in brisbane is OK" thread for a description of a spring storm in brissie.
Agree with jugsy, Vash is just a troll.
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Nov 27th 2005, 7:22 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Your first task would be to find something we're incapable of dealing with. 
Nov 27th 2005, 7:29 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by JerrySpringer
Canberra's bushfires in summer 2003?
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Nov 27th 2005, 8:03 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Ash wednesday bushfires that destroyed 2500 homes around melbourne and adelaide.
Nov 27th 2005, 8:08 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
Could maybe say the same about Australia and bush fires...
The 2003 Canberra bushfire was not something that was forecast. The fires hard started some 10 days before in rugged virtually inaccessible country well away from Canberra.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra_bushfires_of_2003
"The beginning
Fires had been burning in the adjoining Kosciuszko National Park to the west of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) since January 8, 2003 when lightning strikes had started some 150 fires.
On 13 January, a helicopter that had been waterbombing the fires in the forests west of Canberra crashed into Bendora Dam, and ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, who was reviewing the progress of the fires, was one of the rescuers.
Saturday January 18
As strong winds and high temperatures continued into the morning of Saturday, January 18, residents in rural areas west and north-west of the city were told to prepare for the worst. Two fires continued to burn out of control in the Namadgi National Park, with the entire park, along with the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve being closed due to the threat. A second fire in the Brindabella Ranges was threatening to break containment lines.
Fires had been burning in the adjoining Kosciuszko National Park to the west of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) since January 8, 2003 when lightning strikes had started some 150 fires.
On 13 January, a helicopter that had been waterbombing the fires in the forests west of Canberra crashed into Bendora Dam, and ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, who was reviewing the progress of the fires, was one of the rescuers.
Saturday January 18
As strong winds and high temperatures continued into the morning of Saturday, January 18, residents in rural areas west and north-west of the city were told to prepare for the worst. Two fires continued to burn out of control in the Namadgi National Park, with the entire park, along with the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve being closed due to the threat. A second fire in the Brindabella Ranges was threatening to break containment lines.
The hot dry windy conditions on the day combined with numerous broad fronts of the fire, the extremely rapid spread of fire into residential areas, the loss of daylight turning 'day into night', the power failures, communication failures, the lack of equipment and resources to fight such a massive fire, etc.
There are movies, images and stories of the Canberra fire here http://canberrafires.xsnet.org/. :scared:
Not many major national capitals have been so affected by a natural disaster.
Sydney likewise has bad fires, Yorke Penisula earlier this year.
At least snow is predictable.
WW
PS The Great Western highway out of Sydney is usually closed by police when it snows on the Blue Mountains.
Nov 27th 2005, 8:13 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Grayling
Eyre peninsula bushfire last year?
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...1/s1280272.htm
There is an enquiry ongoing in Port Lincoln (started last week while I was there).
Some farmers are actually suing for compensation.
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Nov 27th 2005, 8:47 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Grayling
The Eyre peninsula bushfire was made worse by a catalogue of incompetence by the authorities.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...1/s1280272.htm
There is an enquiry ongoing in Port Lincoln (started last week while I was there).
Some farmers are actually suing for compensation.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...1/s1280272.htm
There is an enquiry ongoing in Port Lincoln (started last week while I was there).
Some farmers are actually suing for compensation.
G
Had to wait for the radio news to realise why there were no sirens...
After that was more worried about a tree branch coming down due to the wind.WW
