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Documentary About 1976 Heatwave On Channel 5.
Before climate change was invented.
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The Spring & early Summer were so horrible that people were on v. short rations and in mid-August Parliament held a week-long fast in an endeavour to improve the weather. On August 28th (29th?) there was a deep frost - which destroyed the harvest and famine stalked the land.
I'm writing a story about it. Otherwise I wouldn't know.
Global warming? The planet will do what the planet will do - but we shouldn't pollute it more than we have to.
By the way, re: 'climate change' - check out the weather in 1663.
little fluffy at ITVx clearly didnt know this: The Met Office is known for keeping a record of temperatures across the UK, but it didn't officially accept responsibility for the custodianship of public weather records until April 1914.
some crazy started in 1658 ( longest continuous series) AND they still have his original thermometers - but there is a problem to re-standardisation ( how hot it was) because the glass is brittler. -
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