One opinion why it is raining all the time

• Guest 696

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  17 July 2012     01:33183191
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  From Al Arabiya News:
  
  According to the Iranian Fars news agency, "the drought in southern Iran is part of a soft war launched against the Islamic republic by the West".
  These the exact words of an Iranian vice president on Monday.
  
  He went on to state:
  "I am suspicious about the drought in the southern part of the country."
  Hassan Mousavi made the statement at a ceremony to introduce the nation's new chief of the meteorological department.
  
  The Iranian vice president insisted:
  "The West is influencing Iran's climate conditions using technology... The drought is an acute issue and soft war is completely evident... This level of drought is not normal."
  
  To prove that this is not the view of a sole vice president, Al Arabiya points out that:
  "Last year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Western countries of devising plans to 'cause drought' in Iran, adding that 'European countries are using special equipment to force clouds to dump' their water on their (Europe's) continent.".
  
  So now that we know why it is raining so much over England, this does not explain why Russia and Japan have also received massive inundations of rain these past few days.
  
  While awaiting an update from the Fars news agency as to why Russia and Japan are so intent on participating in southern Iran's drought, perhaps Philip could give his authoritative view whether all this is part of "man made climate change".
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• Guest 653

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  17 July 2012     07:24183205
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  Don't you mean Farce New Agency Alexander, rather than Fars ??
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 698

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  17 July 2012     09:16183227
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  Perhaps you might like to go to Iran on a fact-finding mission, Alex, at the end of which you can hold a press conference in Tehran to rubbish the vice-president's theory.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• howard mcsweeney1

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  17 July 2012     09:26183230
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  let's hope george osborne does not read that, he needs another excuse for the state of the economy.
• Guest 640

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  17 July 2012     09:37183235
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  Gawd no 3 made me larf!!
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• Guest 651

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  17 July 2012     09:38183236
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  Peter - Alexander had enough of a problem finding 'facts' in Dover
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 703

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  17 July 2012     13:49183270
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  The fairies at the bottom of my garden are loving this wet summer!
  
  http://fairysanctuaryblog.com/wet-weather-fun
• howard mcsweeney1

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  17 July 2012     14:36183282
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  thanks for that link ray, i have been concerned about you for some time.
  
  i blame the home brew.
• Brian Dixon

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  17 July 2012     16:25183301
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  and the banjo.
• Guest 664

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  17 July 2012     17:14183313
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  If you look at world weather stats, the terrible weather extends across much of Western Europe.
  
  Rekyavik has similar conditions too. Perhaps we could be said to be "enjoying" an Icelandic summer.
• Brian Dixon

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  17 July 2012     19:17183329
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  somthing to do with the jet stream i do believe,moving north at the weekend.
• Guest 745

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  17 July 2012     19:25183330
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  Water for oil, sounds ok
• Guest 664

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  17 July 2012     20:15183335
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  It is all down to the jet stream. If it shifts to the north of us, that has to bring better weather.
• Guest 696

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  17 July 2012     20:25183337
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  According to Sky News, there is currently a serious drought affecting areas of the USA, and consequently corn and soya crops have been badly hit.
  
  So yes, perhaps the Fars News Agency was biased in their presentation of opinion.
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• Guest 695

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  18 July 2012     00:16183364
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  Maybe best you conduct an unbiased poll to ascertain the view of a cross-section of the public.
• Guest 696

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  18 July 2012     00:29183366
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  Well. Tony, there is no doubt, in my opinion, that people in the West do not believe what the Iranian president and vice president have been claiming on this topic.
  Neither do I, as you will have - hopefully - gathered.
  
  BUT! The question here is, do the Iranian public - or some of the public there - believe what these state leaders have been saying about the rain?
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• Guest 653

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  18 July 2012     06:44183376
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  Do they believe anything their Government tell them ?
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Brian Dixon

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  18 July 2012     07:49183386
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  like sheep to water roger.they are so brainwashed its un beliveable.