Colder than Christmas! Beaches are set to be deserted on Bank Holiday Monday

It’s going to be colder than Christmas tomorrow with beaches deserted on Bank Holiday Monday as temperatures are set to plummet to 11C (52F).    It will be the coldest August Bank Holiday for 50 years and 15C (59F) colder than last year’s record hottest of 33.2C (92F). A 500-mile wide ‘polar plunge’ is forecast to sweep … Read more

Ice Age average global temperature ’11°F colder than today’

The average global temperature during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago was 46°F (7.7°C) — 11°F (6°C) colder than today — a study has reported. Researchers from the US combined data from tiny marine fossils with climate models to forecast the weather during the so-called Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). During this chilly period, the Earth’s ice sheets and … Read more

Ice Age: Climate scientists calculate average global temperature was 11°F colder 20,000 years ago 

The average global temperature during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago was 46°F (7.7°C) — 11°F (6°C) colder than today — a study has reported. Researchers from the US combined data from tiny marine fossils with climate models to forecast the weather during the so-called Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). During this chilly period, the Earth’s ice sheets and … Read more