Posted on 12/28/2005 9:23:34 AM PST by .cnI redruM
Freezing conditions across parts of northern Europe caused travel chaos today as forecasters warned that more snow and colder temperatures were expected over the next two days. British motoring organisations urged people only to make essential journeys, while hundreds of drivers in France spent the night in their cars after 30cm of snow fell in parts the country.
In Austria, a blizzard resulted in power cuts to homes and was blamed for numerous road accidents across eastern parts of the country.
In the UK, Kent and eastern England suffered the worst of the freezing conditions, which brought road closures and train cancellations.
The coldest place in Britain last night was Benson, Oxfordshire, where temperatures plunged to -8.2C. Forecasters said temperatures were likely to drop further tonight.
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!!!! GLOBAL WARMING !!!!!
Hey! No fair beating us all to it.
Looks like global warming may put much of Europe under ice.
Congratulations to Karl Rove and his weather machine!!!
Stick it to the euroweenies.
Good heavens. 30cm of snow? We could see 400,000 dead French before dawn.
Should have signed Kyoto...
FYI:
-8.2C = -46.76F
30cm = 11.81in
I think your math is wrong on the Celsius conversion
"The coldest place in Britain last night was Benson, Oxfordshire, where temperatures plunged to -8.2C."
they call that cold? thats like +18F.
-8.2C is more like 17F.
-8 C is about +17 F
-8.2 C is actually 17 F
Boo-hoo! It was colder than that while I was in Wisconsin last week...and that was during the day! Don't even ask about at night.....I'm still cold.
A foot of snow on the road? England is done. Stick a fork in it.
but, they have free healthcare and lots of time off!
Almost a foot. That would mess with most of Virginia pretty badly, come to think of it.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
"-8 C is about +17 F"
Cold but not tragic. We'll be seeing it a lot colder than that pretty soon here in Michigan. Oddly enough we have thunder and lightning today. Unusual but not unheard of.
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