At 02:05 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote:
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2133244,00.html
>
>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/article2127599.ece
>
>"We looked at annual rainfall trends rather than any particular
>season," Dr Stott said. "In the UK wetter winters are expected which
>will lead to more extreme rainfall, whereas summers are expected to
>get drier. However, it is possible under climate change that there
>could be an increase of extreme rainfall even under general drying."
>
>Ok, yes it's possible, but Dr Stott doesn't seem to have looked at the
>question whether it's happened or can be predicted to happen in the
>UK, ie that there's more floods even in the summer when it's predicted
>to get drier rather than wetter?
Have you read the actual paper in Nature, or are you
making assumptions based on news reports?
Obviously, it would be much better to read the paper
in Nature.
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