Dan Green
@d-a-n-g-r-e-e-n.bsky.social
Sustainability and decarbonisation for YTL UK
For contrast, here's my best attempt at plotting some of the predictions by people who are expecting cooling (for whatever reason).
September 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
For contrast, here's my best attempt at plotting some of the predictions by people who are expecting cooling (for whatever reason).
alternatively let's go all in and insist they were growing almonds
July 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
alternatively let's go all in and insist they were growing almonds
Looks like it was daisies rather than vines that they were referring to
www.vindolanda.com/faqs/what-do...
www.vindolanda.com/faqs/what-do...
What does Vindolanda mean and how do you know that is what the Romans called this fort?
Vindolanda means white lawns or white fields. We know that the Roman name for the fort was Vindolanda because of an altar set up by the civilians at Vindolanda to the god Vulcan which was found during...
www.vindolanda.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Looks like it was daisies rather than vines that they were referring to
www.vindolanda.com/faqs/what-do...
www.vindolanda.com/faqs/what-do...
Got it, and to be fair I don't think I ever said to a teacher 'citation needed'. I hope you'll agree that it's a bit of a stretch to go from the mention in the Vindolanda tablets of wine (which could have come from anywhere in the Roman world), to surmising that they were growing grapes by the wall!
July 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Got it, and to be fair I don't think I ever said to a teacher 'citation needed'. I hope you'll agree that it's a bit of a stretch to go from the mention in the Vindolanda tablets of wine (which could have come from anywhere in the Roman world), to surmising that they were growing grapes by the wall!
Do you have a source for that by any chance?
I've seen that claim made a few times (e.g. this week by a Durham councillor) and looked online for supporting evidence, but never seen any.
This map (The Winelands of Britain, Richard Selley) suggests a line from the Humber to the Bristol Channel.
I've seen that claim made a few times (e.g. this week by a Durham councillor) and looked online for supporting evidence, but never seen any.
This map (The Winelands of Britain, Richard Selley) suggests a line from the Humber to the Bristol Channel.
July 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Do you have a source for that by any chance?
I've seen that claim made a few times (e.g. this week by a Durham councillor) and looked online for supporting evidence, but never seen any.
This map (The Winelands of Britain, Richard Selley) suggests a line from the Humber to the Bristol Channel.
I've seen that claim made a few times (e.g. this week by a Durham councillor) and looked online for supporting evidence, but never seen any.
This map (The Winelands of Britain, Richard Selley) suggests a line from the Humber to the Bristol Channel.
1955 also sticks out among the La Nina years. Any idea what was going on then?
February 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
1955 also sticks out among the La Nina years. Any idea what was going on then?