"In 1703, Britain was struck by worst ever Storm" Topic
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| Tango01 | 28 May 2018 10:27 p.m. PST |
"On the night of 7 December 1703, the United Kingdom was visited by an extreme weather event. Following weeks of wind and rain, a cyclone blew through the country at midnight, from the Welsh coasts to the Midlands and the south of England, hitting the cities of Bristol and London in particular. The storm also wreaked havoc in continental Europe, causing severe damage in the Netherlands, the Danish islands and Germany. Remembered through history as the "Great Storm of 1703", it is a contender for the worst storm Britain has ever seen. Queen Anne described it as "a Calamity so Dreadful and Astonishing, that the like hath not been Seen or Felt, in the Memory of any Person Living in this Our Kingdom…."
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| Cacique Caribe | 28 May 2018 11:09 p.m. PST |
Damn global warming! :) Dan |
| Tango01 | 29 May 2018 10:51 a.m. PST |
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| Volleyfire | 30 May 2018 2:10 a.m. PST |
Strange how the BBC which is at the forefront of pushing the argument for the man made global warming crowd should publish an article which shows that extreme weather has actually been around for centuries and is a recent anomaly as they would like us to believe. I wonder, looking at the pic of the two 'phone boxes, who slippery pat was and why he had to be careful? ;-) :-)))) |
| Howler | 02 Jun 2018 12:10 p.m. PST |
Back the global warming was caused by cow tooters instead of humans as it is now. |
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