Michelin Arctic Alpins

[Lawrence C Leung]

More common and greater severity of storms and storm systems seem to
correlate well with the increase average yearly air temperature (a.k.a.
Global Warming) over the last 150 years or so. The funny part is this
correlate well with the increase of Carbon Dioxide in the air over the
same time period (can you infer, Industrial Revelution?).  This means the
world, as a whole, will likely suffer greater losses due to weather
related events as the overall air temperature has increased over some
previously unknown threshold. Some of us (witness our friends in the UK,
and my parent's home and poor GTi) have been the receipients of nature's
fury this year, so the point has been driven home a little further than
before. There is something to be said for reducing emissions in new car
designs and making sure our Audi's are running correctly (MAC) to
minimize their tailpipe emissions. I would expect that this trend will
continue unless the Global Warming trend reverses, whether that will be a
natural phenomenon or a human driven one remains to be seen. Do note,
however, the worldwide reduction in the use of CFC's has successfully
reversed the trend of the destruction of the ozone layer over the Earth's
magnetic poles. So, maybe we can do something....

the Physics (and Environmental Science) Teacher

On Tue, 07 Nov 2000 14:28:20+0000 quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk
writes:
>
>>> Has anybody had any experience with Michelin Arctic
>>> Alpins?
>
>> I just bought them for the wifes Dodge Shadow.  They
>> had the best scores in 2 comparisons I saw for wet,
>> slushy slop.  That's mostly what we get here in NE Pa.
>
>Is the weather changing as dramatically in other parts of the planet?
>
>We're in the middle of a monsoon here in the UK.  The flood waters in
>many places (York, for instance) are higher than they've been for 
>four
>hundred years - many places are recording rainfall records being
>blown completely away.  This sure looks like climate change to me, 
>and
>it will have severe consequences on our economy.  Many major roads 
>and
>railways are impassable - even houses on high ground are being
>flooded because the storm sewer systems can't cope.  Everywhere is
>now so sodden that any new rain just runs straight off the surface.
>
>If this keeps up for a month or two, I might have to change my tyre
>preferences.  Anyone do a webbed tread?
>
>--
> Phil Payne
> UK Audi quattro Owners Club
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