Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Some dramatic satellite pics of UK flooding

No doubt you have all read about the long and disastrous flooding in the SW of the UK. From Earth Observatory, here is a satellite image of the latest storm, and here are images of the regions affected, both before, and after the storms.

Now are the storms caused by global warming due to greatly increased greenhouse gas emissions? Scientific opinions lean to "Yes", but are cautious to say that proof is not possible at this time. And yes, I agree, but I also feel that the science behind what is forecast, and what is happening is very soundly connected.

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