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Originally Posted by Chris
Perhaps not, but an interesting aspect of our energy issues and especially our dash for wind as a key renewable resource is that in the UK, our lowest temperatures tend to be associated with reduced wind speed. This is because the low pressure systems that give us our best wind come from the west or the southwest across the Atlantic and so are relatively warm. Polar maritime and polar continental air masses are generally dragged over the UK by high pressure systems which tend to have lower wind speeds.
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The complaint by nffc was that it's warmer than it was a few weeks ago, so why the threat of blackouts.