Off Topic Climate change/ pollution

[Ernie Shackleton]

It was warmer in this country in Roman times. What caused that, all those 4WD chariots?

Unlikely. Horse drawn vehicles aren't really a great contributor towards increased carbon emissions.

Temperature fluctuations over time are natural (and occasionally disastrous) phenomena. The slight possible temperature increase you refer to was probably caused by a shift in the propensity of the gulf stream, which greatly impacts the climate of Britain. We are vulnerable to its whims. Hopefully it doesn't collapse as a result of climate change directly attributable to human activity as some scientists project, otherwise you're gonna need your winter fuel allowance back, and then some.

 

[Cityzen]

Unlikely. Horse drawn vehicles aren't really a great contributor towards increased carbon emissions.

Temperature fluctuations over time are natural (and occasionally disastrous) phenomena. The slight possible temperature increase you refer to was probably caused by a shift in the propensity of the gulf stream, which greatly impacts the climate of Britain. We are vulnerable to its whims. Hopefully it doesn't collapse as a result of climate change directly attributable to human activity as some scientists project, otherwise you're gonna need your winter fuel allowance back, and then some.

The slight possible increase…It wasn’t a possible one it was an actual one.The Romans had vineyards right up into what is now Northumbria.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

The slight possible increase…It wasn’t a possible one it was an actual one.The Romans had vineyards right up into what is now Northumbria.

There's a vineyard in Northumberland today - just outside of Bamburgh.

It won't survive the frosts if the Gulf Stream collapses.

 

[Cityzen]

There's a vineyard in Northumberland today - just outside of Bamburgh.

It won't survive the frosts if the Gulf Stream collapses.

If…

 

[Des Head]

The slight possible increase…It wasn’t a possible one it was an actual one.The Romans had vineyards right up into what is now Northumbria.

The Roman Warm Period was not a global phenomenon. Today's climate change is.

 

[rovertiger]

There's a vineyard in Northumberland today - just outside of Bamburgh.

It won't survive the frosts if the Gulf Stream collapses.

Isn't there a big Roman dig at Bamburgh?

 

[Cityzen]

The Roman Warm Period was not a global phenomenon. Today's climate change is.

It was more widespread than just Britain.

 

[Cityzen]

Isn't there a big Roman dig at Bamburgh?

There is a big castle there. Very interesting place to visit,

 

[bradymk2]

Utred son of utred
I live in bambreh casutle

 

[rovertiger]

Got it.
Bamburgh Castle excavations unearth unique Romano-British roundhouse - Bamburgh Castle

 

[Des Head]

It was more widespread than just Britain.

Correct. Europe and the North Atlantic. Not global, though.

 

[Cityzen]

Correct. Europe and the North Atlantic. Not global, though.

Aren’t many records of what they were elsewhere though.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

Isn't there a big Roman dig at Bamburgh?

A dig unearthed a Roman Roundhouse beneath Bamburgh Castle a couple of years ago.

Bamburgh is also where a storm about 25 years ago unearthed an Anglo-Saxon burial ground beneath the beach. The bodies were all examined, analysed and reinterred in the crypt of Bamburgh Church. The amount of information they were able to extract was astonishing. Bamburgh was the seat of the Kings of Northumberland at the time and was incredibly cosmopolitan. People travelled from all parts of the known world to work and live there.

It's also were Grace Darling is buried.


Lovely place. Well worth a visit if you're up this way.

 

[balkan tiger]

Unlikely. Horse drawn vehicles aren't really a great contributor towards increased carbon emissions.

Temperature fluctuations over time are natural (and occasionally disastrous) phenomena. The slight possible temperature increase you refer to was probably caused by a shift in the propensity of the gulf stream, which greatly impacts the climate of Britain. We are vulnerable to its whims. Hopefully it doesn't collapse as a result of climate change directly attributable to human activity as some scientists project, otherwise you're gonna need your winter fuel allowance back, and then some.

Now we are being told animals farting and belching are a contributor to global warming, so horse drawn vehicles were along with all the buffalo that used to roam the Americas

 

[Cityzen]

A dig unearthed a Roman Roundhouse beneath Bamburgh Castle a couple of years ago.

Bamburgh is also where a storm about 25 years ago unearthed an Anglo-Saxon burial ground beneath the beach. The bodies were all examined, analysed and reinterred in the crypt of Bamburgh Church. The amount of information they were able to extract was astonishing. Bamburgh was the seat of the Kings of Northumberland at the time and was incredibly cosmopolitan. People travelled from all parts of the known world to work and live there.

It's also were Grace Darling is buried.


Lovely place. Well worth a visit if you're up this way.

First castle to fall to gunfire. One of the best beaches you can come across anywhere.

 

[Cityzen]

Now we are being told animals farting and belching are a contributor to global warming, so horse drawn vehicles were along with all the buffalo that used to roam the Americas

And we need to cut down on eating meat and drinking milk.

 

[tigerrev]

And we need to cut down on eating meat and drinking milk.

Yes because cutting down on the 1% of global emissions that the UK is responsible for will do a lot of good while the likes of China and India carry on regardless (ooh...er...missus)

PS - should this stuff be moved to Climate thread or something as opposed to clogging up a MTD?

 

[Des Head]

Aren’t many records of what they were elsewhere though.

Incorrect. Tree rings, pollen, ice cores, boreholes, corals, sediments, historical documents, art, etc

 

[Gone For A Walk]

Yes because cutting down on the 1% of global emissions that the UK is responsible for will do a lot of good while the likes of China and India carry on regardless (ooh...er...missus)

PS - should this stuff be moved to Climate thread or something as opposed to clogging up a MTD?

Yes, "we" as in humanity!
(And we need to cut down on eating meat and drinking milk).
It's a no-brainer ... but won't happen, too many vested interests ... and cnuts.

 

[rovertiger]

A dig unearthed a Roman Roundhouse beneath Bamburgh Castle a couple of years ago.

Bamburgh is also where a storm about 25 years ago unearthed an Anglo-Saxon burial ground beneath the beach. The bodies were all examined, analysed and reinterred in the crypt of Bamburgh Church. The amount of information they were able to extract was astonishing. Bamburgh was the seat of the Kings of Northumberland at the time and was incredibly cosmopolitan. People travelled from all parts of the known world to work and live there.

It's also were Grace Darling is buried.


Lovely place. Well worth a visit if you're up this way.

Thanks Ernie, very interesting, i'll have to see if I can get there one day.