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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

Here we go, even you red headed Scots are only like it because of the weather!!!!?? Posted Image

Red hair? It might be down to the weather as gloomy climate forces genetic adaption to exploit sunny days

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They are often the butt of cruel jibes and perhaps blame it on their parents’ genes. But now research suggests that redheads can in fact put their colouring down to the weather. Experts believe that Scotland’s gloomy climate has seen a deliberate genetic adaptation to help exploit rare sunny days and boost Vitamin D production.

Alastair Moffat, managing director of the ScotlandsDNA project, said the country’s dull weather was responsible for a larger number of flame-haired men and women being born. Only about 1-2 per cent of the world’s population has red hair but in Scotland the figure is much higher, with about 13 per cent, or 650,000 people, with flaming locks. Famous Scots with red hair range from Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan to football manager Alex McLeish, while the Disney/Pixar movie Brave features a red-haired Scottish Princess Merida.

Researchers are investigating how many people carry the red-hair gene and their findings will be used to make a ‘ginger’ map of the British Isles. Mr Moffat said he wanted to map the number of possible carriers of the gene in Scotland in a bid to try to explain why so many Scots have red hair. But yesterday he revealed his own theory, saying: ‘I think it’s to do with sunshine. We all need Vitamin D from sunshine but Scotland is cloudy. ‘We have an Atlantic climate and we need light skin to get as much vitamin D from the sun as possible.’

A person who does not have red hair can still produce red-haired children if their partner is a carrier of the gene. Red hair appears in people with two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16, which causes a mutation. But despite concerns that red hair could be dying out, the experts say that it is likely to continue for many more generations. The Centre for Equality Policy Research think tank recently controversially claimed that redheads suffer more discrimination per head of population than ethnic minorities.

They conducted an experiment and found that 'a job applicant with ginger hair is seven times more likely to be rejected than a dark-haired applicant, and eight times more likely than a fair-haired applicant.' Barbara McNulty, lecturer in psychology at the University of the Western Isles, and herself a redhead, said: ‘Red hair still gives out deep cultural signals. 'Women, for example, are wild and quick-tempered, while ginger-haired men are unattractive and geeky.’

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  • Location: N.E. Scotland South Side Moray Firth 100m asl
  • Location: N.E. Scotland South Side Moray Firth 100m asl

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Mrs.Northernlights is red headed!!! She was known as "Madame Dynamite" in primary school.
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  • Location: Batley, West Yorkshire
  • Weather Preferences: Heat and Snow
  • Location: Batley, West Yorkshire

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/weather/wet-wet-wetthis-is-what-summers-will-be-like-from-now-on-16235923.html

Get used to the summer wellies — Northern Ireland’s weather is getting wetter.

That’s the warning from the Met Office which says we are facing more torrential weather in the years ahead as climate change tightens its grip.

Professor Stephen Belcher, who heads up the Met Office Hadley Centre, yesterday briefed the Stormont environment committee on how our weather is set to change in the future.

He said Northern Ireland will experience an increasing average temperature, more rainfall and more serious flooding events. The weather expert also said we will just have to get used to wetter summers.

Rainfall is expected to increase here as climate change causes the atmosphere to hold more water.

On a wider geographical stage, there will be a trend towards hotter, drier summers, with very widespread, prolonged heatwaves increasing 20-fold. Climate change will double the odds of very hot summers, Professor Belcher said.

Those hot summers will, however, be interspersed with wetter summers, and the incidence of very wet winters will increase six-fold. This marks an overall trend towards extreme weather.

“If you take a run of 30 years you can expect more hot, dry summers, but we would expect about a third of them to still be wet,†Professor Belcher said.

“The headline for winters is warmer and wetter... but over a 30-year average you’d expect between a fifth and a quarter of winters to be very cold and dry.

“The broad message is warmer, drier summers, but unfortunately in the UK and in Northern Ireland we’re going to have to keep living with wetter summers.â€

With the acceleration of climate change there are both opportunities and threats ahead, he said.

For example, one opportunity for Northern Ireland agriculture is the potential for an extended growing season and increase in crop yields. However, there is also a threat of more pests emerging.

“Another opportunity is that as our winters get warmer our heating demand reduces, bringing a reduction in fuel costs. But the cooling demand in summer could increase,†Professor Belcher said.

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

HOLD TIGHT FOR ROLLER COASTER STORMS

BRITAIN faces a month-long weather “roller coaster†starting with a freezing blast from Iceland today.

Temperatures will sink to -4C (25F) in places by tonight with much of the country at risk of harsh frosts and snow for Remembrance weekend, say forecasters.

Then on Tuesday a system of milder air will trigger torrential rain and gales.

The topsy-turvy weather is set to last until the end of the month with a string of cold blasts alternating with days of rainstorms.

Piers Corbyn, forecaster for WeatherAction, blamed a massive swing in the jet stream for the extreme conditions.

He said: “We are expecting a roller coaster of extreme weather in Britain and Ireland over the next month.

“In the near future a cold blast will see temperatures drop below freezing with widespread frosts and snow in Scotland. There is a chance of the snow coming further south and we cannot rule it out as far south as London. We are expecting it to end with a massive storm near the end of the month.

We have got a big swing in the jet stream, which is further south than it should be. This is similar to what has caused the chaotic weather for much of this year.â€

Former BBC forecaster Michael Fish said: “There is continuing unsettled weather with showers and longer outbreaks of rain for the whole of the coming week.

“There is a deep area of low pressure near Iceland swinging down towards Scotland bringing in weather fronts and that means bands of showers and gale-force winds.

“Low pressure then moves off before another one comes along from Iceland towards the north of the country.â€

Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, said that although the entire country is at risk, the South will be worst hit by the rain – snow is expected further north. He added: “Monday is looking absolutely dreadful with swathes of rain coming in. The prolonged and heavy nature of the downpours means flooding is certainly a risk and people should be prepared.â€

Netweather forecaster Paul Michaelwaite was more optimistic. He said: “As we move through the weekend the showers will tend to die back, so Sunday should be a mainly dry, bright day for the majority.

“There will be some frost early and late, and temperatures will struggle a little during the day.

“Looking ahead to next week, unsettled pretty much sums it up.â€

The Environment Agency warned that groundwater and river levels were still high after one of the wettest summers on record and flood risks were “relatively heightenedâ€.

http://www.express.c...-coaster-storms

Lovely weather for swans! Rain to sweep across the country tonight but get ready for some late autumn sunshine this weekend

They are the perfect autumnal scenes, showing the great British countryside off to its best.

With a swan gliding effortlessly on a lake in Sussex against a stunning backdrop of red, and deer grazing in the Scottish Highlands, these photographs paint a perfect picture of the country.

However, these scenes are unlikely to continue as a huge band of rain looks set to sweep its way across the UK from tonight.

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  • Location: Nr Castle Cary, South Somerset 38m/124.67ft asl
  • Weather Preferences: Proper seasonal weather but especially warm sunny summers.
  • Location: Nr Castle Cary, South Somerset 38m/124.67ft asl

So wet summers with the odd dry summer and mild winters with the odd cold one.........sounds a bit like typical British weather. reminds me of the 'snow is a thing of the past, children won't know what it is' article a few years ago just before we had a run of cold and snowy winters.

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

BRITS FACE DEEP FREEZE AS TRANSPORT BOSSES PREPARE FOR COLD SNAP

BRITAIN is set for a “nightmare†end to 2012, which has been colder than every year bar one since the mid-1990s.

The Met Office said a big freeze will hit within three weeks, sparking fears of transport chaos.

The Daily Star Sunday revealed last month that the Met Office was briefing the Government and road chiefs to prepare for colder than average temperatures until the end of January.

They have forecast winter’s first big freeze at the end of November, as ­temperatures plunge “well below averageâ€.

Ice and frost are expected to cause ­transport problems, with heavy snow a major risk.

Nights will be sub-zero and days will be anchored close to freezing.

Late-November cold spells can cause ­chaos, as happened in 2010 when a -14C chill dumped 16in of snow in the North and 8in in the South-East – kick-starting the year’s record-breaking, month-long pre-Christmas freeze.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/281790/Brits-face-deep-freeze-as-transport-bosses-prepare-for-cold-snap/

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

BBC Weather for the week ahead with Susan Powell

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Breezy and wet to start

Drier from midweek

Milder nights frost free after tonight in the East

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District. 290 mts a.s.l.
  • Weather Preferences: Anything extreme
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District. 290 mts a.s.l.

You couldn't make it up!

I was about to say that these 'newspapers' are no better than comics but that would really be doing comics a disservice as some of them are highly entertaining and make no attempt to convey serious news.

It really is a case of the ill-informed shouting loudly and I sometimes wonder if the reporters are paid a bonus based on the number of adjectives used.

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  • Location: Headington,Oxfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: Snow
  • Location: Headington,Oxfordshire

Interesting Daily Express frontpage.. Where do they get it from lolpost-15543-0-93960700-1352676279_thumb.j

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  • Location: South Gloucestershire BS35
  • Weather Preferences: Severe weather enthusiast
  • Location: South Gloucestershire BS35

They did this last year at look what happended....haha.

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  • Location: falkirk, scotland, 16.505m, 54.151ft above sea level
  • Weather Preferences: dry sunny average summers and really cold snowy winters
  • Location: falkirk, scotland, 16.505m, 54.151ft above sea level
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  • Location: falkirk, scotland, 16.505m, 54.151ft above sea level
  • Weather Preferences: dry sunny average summers and really cold snowy winters
  • Location: falkirk, scotland, 16.505m, 54.151ft above sea level

And nothing to back up their thoughts....BIN!

it says the met office said it they wouldnt put it in the media if they werent sure
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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

COLDEST WINTER FREEZE ON WAY

BRITAIN can expect the first big freeze of winter by the end of the month, sending temperatures plunging to -15C. Forecasters warned last night that the entire country was set to shiver with bitterly cold winds, harsh frosts and snow, all likely to last into December. The cold snap comes as the UK endures one of the most chilly Novembers on record with warnings that a repeat of the big freeze of 2010, which saw 30 inches of snow in parts, is possible.

Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, said a “significant cold blast†was gearing up to tear in with two weeks of “freezing misery†likely to cause travel mayhem by the end of this month. He warned that the North was in the direct firing line with several inches of snow possible, although the entire country could expect to feel the chill. “We are looking at temperatures overnight plunging as low as -10C (14F) with wind chill making -12C to -15C likely. Something on a par with the big freezes we have seen in recent years is quite possible.â€

Mr Powell added: “A significant big freeze is likely to arrive by the end of November. “We are on course for a savage blast bringing severe frosts which will set in for a couple of weeks, into the opening salvo of December.†The Met Office has also said temperatures could be “below average†at the end of the month with the possibility of extreme cold weather lasting into December. Age UK said that over the past 10 years there had been on average 26,700 “excess winter deaths†in England and Wales, the vast majority among older people.

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

LOL another load of rubbish. How do they get away with repeated rubbish like this.

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  • Location: Atherstone on Stour: 160ft asl
  • Location: Atherstone on Stour: 160ft asl

COLDEST WINTER FREEZE ON WAY

BRITAIN can expect the first big freeze of winter by the end of the month, sending temperatures plunging to -15C. Forecasters warned last night that the entire country was set to shiver with bitterly cold winds, harsh frosts and snow, all likely to last into December. The cold snap comes as the UK endures one of the most chilly Novembers on record with warnings that a repeat of the big freeze of 2010, which saw 30 inches of snow in parts, is possible.

Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, said a “significant cold blast†was gearing up to tear in with two weeks of “freezing misery†likely to cause travel mayhem by the end of this month. He warned that the North was in the direct firing line with several inches of snow possible, although the entire country could expect to feel the chill. “We are looking at temperatures overnight plunging as low as -10C (14F) with wind chill making -12C to -15C likely. Something on a par with the big freezes we have seen in recent years is quite possible.â€

Mr Powell added: “A significant big freeze is likely to arrive by the end of November. “We are on course for a savage blast bringing severe frosts which will set in for a couple of weeks, into the opening salvo of December.†The Met Office has also said temperatures could be “below average†at the end of the month with the possibility of extreme cold weather lasting into December. Age UK said that over the past 10 years there had been on average 26,700 “excess winter deaths†in England and Wales, the vast majority among older people.

http://www.express.c...r-freeze-on-way

They've just C&P'd this from last year !!

....and why is fog always 'Patchy' ??

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  • Location: Carmarthenshire
  • Location: Carmarthenshire

LOL another load of rubbish. How do they get away with repeated rubbish like this.

It's called 'freedom of the press' - roughly translated, that means: 'freedom to print any old nonsense that they care to make up and/or sensationalise and sell to the gullible fools that inhabit the UK'

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)

Interesting Daily Express frontpage.. Where do they get it from lol

They roll it out most years when sales are low....

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  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl
  • Location: swansea craig cefn parc 160 m asl

It's called 'freedom of the press' - roughly translated, that means: 'freedom to print any old nonsense that they care to make up and/or sensationalise and sell to the gullible fools that inhabit the UK'

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Say that the situation is in total confusion .They asked Carol Kirkwood this morning she said turning colder by the weekend in reply to the express article,yet the model output says mild ,so as the old saying goes pay your money take your choice.
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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

It's called 'freedom of the press' - roughly translated, that means: 'freedom to print any old nonsense that they care to make up and/or sensationalise and sell to the gullible fools that inhabit the UK'

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Best thing met office get the blame for the tosh.

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