Originally Posted by
Capt Scribble
The followers of St Greta of Aspergers believe a reported temperature change over a hundred years is significant. However, the climate changes in tens of thousands of years so any conclusions drawn from a century are just not valid. Also, are temperatures measured 100 years ago comparable with those of today taken by satellites. I would suggest, not.
https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/22...g-freeze-1962/
Bar the odd freak weather in 63, the last time the thames was frozen solid was
The Thames froze over for the first time since 1814
and as the industial revolution didn't really start till about 1870 it shows the UK was warming up well before we started polluting the planet.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryU...s-Frost-Fairs/
Between 1600 and 1814, it was not uncommon for the River Thames to freeze over for up to two months at time. There were two main reasons for this; the first was that Britain (and the entire of the Northern Hemisphere) was locked in what is now known as the ‘Little Ice Age’. The other catalyst was the
medieval London Bridge and its piers, and specifically how closely spaced together they were. During winter, pieces of ice would get lodged between the piers and effectively dam up the river, meaning it was easier for it to freeze.
During the Great Winter of 1683 / 84, where even the seas of southern Britain were frozen solid for up to two miles from shore, the most famous frost fair was held: The Blanket Fair. The famous English writer and diariest John Evelyn described it in extensive detail, writing:
And we are talking 11 inches thick!