Weather changes over 50 years

[GypsyGSD]

I have put this post in here because it relates to nature, I was wacthing the news last night and along with the floods it showed the heat wave on the continent, can you remember the four seasons do you find it frightening that the weather can change so much over this short period what do you thing the future holds and where the answer lies what do you think it will be like in another 50 years GypsyX

[Illyria54]

Yes I do remember what it was like to have 4 completely different seasons, I do also remember Summers in this country almost always being wet! 'typical English weather' was something you always heard from tourists and non-tourists alike, I remember us going to Cornwall for a holiday when our kids were small ( around 1980ish) and it rained non stop for the 2 weeks we were there. The el nino (spelling) weather system cycles 7 yearly and it could be that time as the jet stream is further South than normal for this time of year and this is what is causing all the problems, I don't find it frightening particularly, I have always found aspects of the weather fascinating, wanted to be a storm chaser and to see a volcano in action, of course I am fully aware of the devastation these extremes of weather cause, and my heart goes out to those poor people who are really up against it at the moment and especially to the people who have tragically lost family members.

[GypsyGSD]

Thank you for you reply , to me it seems a shame that my grandkids may never no what the four seasons, spring mornings , jumping in crispy leaves in autumm seems to be a thing off the past I wonder whta it will be like in 50yrs from now GypsyX

[Illyria54]

I do agree with you, Autumn has always been my favourite time of year, and I love crisp frosty mornings, when I was young (about 100 years ago!) we used to spend Christmas with my grandparents in Newcastle upon Tyne and the snow at that time of year was excellent, it used to be at least 3-4 inches deep! we had to shovel our way out and us kids were always given that job to do, as nans loo was the other side of the road, ahh those WERE the days!