in the last 5 years. It has literally rained every day since May. How can there BE so much rain?!
Especially considering most of Australia is suffering its worst drought in decades.
Is it Global Warming?
2007-07-20 10:41:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Well its obvious that I live in England to those who asked. It is most of England aaffected by this ridiculous weather afterall.
2007-07-20 11:03:47 · update #1
Our weather is complicated at the best of times and of late we've experienced some adverse conditions brought about by the usual culprits plus some further complications thrown in for good measure.
As others have said, the Jet Stream is playing it's part. Ordinarily at this time of year it would come across the Atlantic and pass roughly midway between Scotland and Iceland before crossing Northern Scandinavia. Due in part to the El Nina effect it's further south than usual lying more across Wales and Central England and then continuing across towards Denmark and Southern Scandinavia.
In such circumstances, which aren't all that unusual, we would expect to see increased rainfall but nowhere near the increases we have seen. Last month was the wettest on record with many places seeing 2 to 3 times the normal amount of rainfall, July is shaping up to be pretty similar (good news - early next week should be pretty dry but after that the rains are back again).
So, even allowing for the Jet Stream the weather has been exceptionally wet so what else could it be? You mentioned global warming. This is certainly a factor, it's having an adverse effect on weather around the world and one of the consequences of global warming is increased rainfall. As the world warms there is greater evapouration from the seas and oceans and consequently increased rainfall, this has been widely predicted and is what we're actually observing.
However, like the Jet Stream the influence of global warming isn't enough to explain the abnormal rainfall. Which means we have to conclude that it's largely just 'one of those things' which has been compounded by global warming and a more southerly Jet Stream.
Soon the Jet Stream will revert to it's normal behavioural pattern but there will still be global warming to contend with. Consequently we can expect to see the incidence of abnormal weather events continue into the future. Not just flooding as we've seen recently but more heatwaves, droughts, record high temperatures, tornadoes and other events that we've witnessed in recent years.
2007-07-21 12:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really to do with global warming. Its about the el nino effect that happened 6 months ago in the pacific ocean. it comes around every 6- 8 years. it involves the warning of the surface water changing directions from the east pacific too west specific causing droughts in certain parts of the world and heavy rain full in others, it happen in Brazil 6months ago and has just reach us now. the last one that hit England was in 1997 and it was the hottest year ever recorded
2007-07-20 18:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the weather experts, we have lost the gulf stream through global warming. we have warm air currents from the gulf every year which gives us the warm summers we had. However, it seems that due to global warming, the Gulf STream has been almost completely destroyed, so we can look forward from now on to more summere like this one, and wetter winters.
2007-07-20 18:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The warm wet winds that normally pass over Scotland are passing over southern England this year. It happens once in a while.
The effects are worse this year because there are less trees, more concrete and hence increased over-land flow of water. Also, there are many more houses that are built within flood plains.
2007-07-20 17:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by caldini 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well that seems to be the only logical explanation for this bizarre weather. It would be nice to have some sun for a change, all this weather is making me depressed lol.
We all seriously need to do our bit for global warming as weve only ourselves to blame for this.
2007-07-20 19:13:59 · answer #5 · answered by hornybunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi its being caused the jet stream which normally runs further south letting the storms and rain to run much further north allowing the high presure to build over the uk.
2007-07-21 04:05:40 · answer #6 · answered by littlelegs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,not global warming ... merely that the jet stream is further north this year than it has been for quite a while.
2007-07-20 17:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Forbidden 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The jet stream isn't in its usual place so the expected high pressure from the Azores hasn't arrived yet. They expect it by the end of this month/beginning of August (fingers crossed.)
2007-07-20 17:57:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This year is a bad one eh?
The link below is my favourite haunt at the mo because I still live in hope of a summer.
2007-07-20 18:59:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Winter has been havin summer weather and vice versa
2007-07-21 08:41:56 · answer #10 · answered by i likecoldsausages 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋