Candice

OK so what have we got so far. We live on a planet with 80% oxygen levels, but we have adapted the atmosphere within our populated areas to a lower level of oxygen. Can only presume this would be in some sort of biospheres. So far so good. We then have to blast off, presumably in a rocket, to one of Jupiter's moons - we would have to go through the 80% oxygen. Rocket boosters + 80% oxygen = instant annihilation. Oh well, back to the drawing board. there are plans for hole skyscraper sized greenhouses that would boost the oxegen levels - good to know there's a plan huh?

I get the feeling we are being wound up here

OK - so the plants and animals adapt to an atmosphere containing 80% oxygen - how do we adapt to living in what is a potential firebomb?

So we have 80% oxygen - lots of plants and NO mammals -that would improve the earth. Can you expand on how this would result in an improved earth?

Certainly wouldn't be able to light up a ciggie in public then would you. BANG!

I am thrilled by your erudite and informed views about this - I knew someone a lot more intelligent than moi (a mere Norfolk dumpling) would have worked this out for me. I know who to ask in future. "sarcastic emoticon" if I could find one! mi hero!

Just had a look at that site Nigel - interestingly, although I'm not sure exactly how to read the charts, three stations recorded something more than a straight line in the time period 7-8 ish. Thanks for the link.

Last night about 8.00pm I felt a very minor tremor here. Some stuff on the draining board vibrated for a couple of seconds as well. No-one else seems to have felt anything including my partner who was in at the same time. I believe there's a site where you can see graphs of this sort of thing. Can anyone point me in the right direction and also did anyone else experience anything?

Sprites were only discovered in 1989 and it wasn't until 1994 that the official name of "sprites" was fully adopted by the scientific community. Since then researchers have identified two other types of electrical discharge above thunderstorms. They've called these "elves" and "blue jets". Elves arn't visible to the naked eye as they last less than one thousandth of a second but they appear just like sprites at the same time as positive cg lightening. They are shaped like giant expanding donuts and form 60-65 miles up and can be up to several hundred feet in diameter. If they were longer-lived and visible it is thought they would be red. They have identified the elves and blue jets by utilising camera on the space shuttle as well as aeroplanes. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could see elves. Apparently the blue jets are visible and spurt upwards from the top of cumulonimbus clouds at a speed of 100 miles per second. All that is currently known about these is that they form above storms which have very high rates of lightening, but not necessarily cg.

Sun finally broke thru at 3.10pm - first time since last Saturday. Now scattered cumulus, light northerly wind, temp at a staggering 16.8c. RH 84%. Pressure 1026 and steady, up from 1023 at 8.00am.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/season...2007/index.html usual place -met office website

The Met Office have released their Autumn forecast - in a nutshell High pressure to the west - more frequent Dryer than normal - good news I would think for most of us Less windy than normal - goody goody - I hate wind Cooler than last year but not cold Perhaps more mist/fog toward the end of Autumn www.metoffice.com

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Yes - but isn't that what he's trying to show - it's about perception not mathematics

As an analyst I would say that the megatrend is just about positive.

Amazing pictures here http://www.rambocam.com/

Hi Paul - When I saw the really big one last year I spoke to Sam Jowett about it - it was like a maelstrom (no kidding) - I gave him a description of what happened which I posted on here at the time, his take on it was that it was possibly a mesocyclone - there was certainly a wall cloud starting to form (very scary). It actually moved a small tree about 6 inches.

In the last couple of years I've seen it a couple of times - two occasions it was really vicious looking - almost like jet black smoke and on both occasions we had a massive downdraught (squall) underneath it - last year's caused a number of boats in the Wash to keel over, pots in the garden flew everywhere and in 30 seconds it was all over. I know now if I see that to get the garden chairs put away quick before they fly away.

I think that's scud but not sure.

were the fading flowers a bright lemony/limy green a few weeks ago?

Rather than ask on the board - what exactly is scenar - anything to improve "old age" eyesight has to be a good thing - hope u don't mind me asking. ps - ref H5N1 - you are so right (there's none so blind as those who don't want to see)

Yes - but the prediction was made for a significant event on the 10th - that is tomorrow.

Amazing - I'm only a few miles away on the coast and the sun has shone fron 8 this am to 5 this evening without a break.

Superb post - brings it all back as though it was yesterday but I don't think I want a repeat now - can you imagine the media hype -not to mention the traffic chaos!