In message , Broadback
writes
'Mike' wrote:
is trying to become the Isle of White
Snowing and settling on the gardens but not on the paths,
............. yet
First we have seen for years.
Mike

Here in North Staffordshire (low ground) we have the most snow for
several years, a good covering. Stick to the trees and bushes, sun
shining looks like fairy land, so much for global warming. Talking of
which there has been no global warming at all this century, and none is
expected for a number of years, that is the official UN report!

The claim that "global warming has stopped" is based on 1998 being way
above the trend line (strong El Nino), but even so it's not clear
whether 1998 or 2005 was the warmest year on record. 7 of the 8 warmest
years on record were in this century, not to mention last year's
unprecedented retreat of the Arctic sea ice.

Claims that "global warming has stopped" requires ignoring the existence
of interannual variability modifying the secular trend. See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:I...ure_Record.svg

2008 is expected to be cooler than recent years (but quite possibly
still among the 10 warmest years on record), due to a strong La Nina. As
for the claim of an official UN report saying no warming is expected for
a number of years I would like a citation.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley