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Hi,

I have not seen any informed commentary, but for what it's worth, it seems
to me that even if that's a contributory factor, this is the 3rd winter tha=
t
N.Europe has had abnormally low temperatures and increased snowfall, but in
the previous 2 there was no volcanic plume. I did read a theory that s a
result of global warming, more arctic ice is melting, resulting in an influ=
x
of fresh water into the North Atlantic=92s surface, which could create a li=
d
of more buoyant fresh water, lying atop denser, saltier water. This fresh
water would effectively cap and insulate the surface of the North Atlantic,
curtailing the ocean=92s transfer of heat to the atmosphere. The gulf strea=
m
would sink, resulting paradoxically in loss of its normal warming effect on
N.Europe.  Perhaps that's what we are now seeing. (details at
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?cid=3D9986&pid=3D12455&tid=3D282).


Richard


On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 7:03 PM, David & Alison Webster
<dwebster@glinx.com>wrote:

> Dear All,                Dec 21, 2010
>   Happy Winter Solstice.
>
>   I notice that NE Europe has had unusually cold weather this fall and
> wonder if this may be related to reduced insolation this summer due to th=
e
> plume from the volcano in Iceland.
>
>   Has anyone seen informed commentary to this effect ?
> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>



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Richard Stern,
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pple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;">Hi,</span></font><div><font cla=
ss=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-styl=
e-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;"><br>

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ze=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;">I have=
 not seen any informed commentary, but for what it&#39;s worth, it seems to=
 me that even if that&#39;s a contributory factor, this is the 3rd winter t=
hat N.Europe has had abnormally low temperatures and increased snowfall, bu=
t in the previous 2 there was no volcanic plume. I did read a theory that s=
 a result of global warming, more arctic ice is melting, resulting in a</sp=
an></font><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);=
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size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;">n in=
flux of fresh water into the North Atlantic=92s surface, which could create=
 a lid of more buoyant fresh water, lying atop denser, saltier water. This =
fresh water would effectively cap and insulate the surface of the North Atl=
antic, curtailing the ocean=92s transfer of heat to the atmosphere.=A0The g=
ulf stream would sink, resulting paradoxically in loss of its normal warmin=
g effect on N.Europe. =A0Perhaps that&#39;s what we are now seeing. (detail=
s at=A0</span></font></span><a href=3D"http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?cid=3D99=
86&amp;pid=3D12455&amp;tid=3D282">http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?cid=3D9986&am=
p;pid=3D12455&amp;tid=3D282</a>).</div>

<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D=
"Helvetica"></font><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333"><span=
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zontal-spacing: 12px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 12px; ">Richard</spa=
n></font></div>

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2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 12px;"><br>

</span></font><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 7:03 PM, D=
avid &amp; Alison Webster <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@=
glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding=
-left:1ex;">

Dear All, =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Dec 21, 2010<br>
 =A0 Happy Winter Solstice.<br>
<br>
 =A0 I notice that NE Europe has had unusually cold weather this fall and w=
onder if this may be related to reduced insolation this summer due to the p=
lume from the volcano in Iceland.<br>
<br>
 =A0 Has anyone seen informed commentary to this effect ?<br>
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville <br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr=
.R.B.Stern,=A0=A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Canada,<br>B=
0P 1T0<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, =
Canada<br>

B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail=
.com</a><br>###################<br>
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