inignoct wrote:
] ] When the Gulf Stream abruptly turned off about 12,700
] ] years ago, it brought about a 1,300-year cold period,
] ] known as the Younger Dryas. This froze Britain in
] ] continuous permafrost, drove summer temperatures down to
] ] 10C and winter ones to -20C, and brought icebergs as far
] ] south as Portugal. Europe could not sustain anything like
] ] its present population. Droughts struck across the globe,
] ] including in Asia, Africa and the American west, as the
] ] disruption of the Gulf Stream affected currents
] ] worldwide.
] ]
] ]
] ] Some scientists say that this is the "worst-case
] ] scenario" and that the cooling may be less dramatic, with
] ] the world's climate "flickering" between colder and
] ] warmer states for several decades. But they add that, in
] ] practice, this would be almost as catastrophic for
] ] agriculture and civilisation.
]
] awesome. remind me to buy a few more bottles of scotch before
] scotland freezes solid... so i can have a nice drink when the
] entire global ecosystem freaks out. bottoms up!

so which is it, global warming, or global cooling...they need to make up their minds so I know which sort of clothes to buy...

--Abaddon

RE: Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age