Weird Weather Watch: Last Month Was Britain's Warmest April on Record

— By April Rabkin

| Thu May. 3, 2007 3:29 PM PDT

Last month was the warmest April since records began in 1659 in the UK. Temperatures peaked at more than 79F. That heat means 2007 is likely to surpass 2006 as the warmest year on record, according to forecaster Paul Knightley.

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Submitted by Susie Sunshine (not verified) on Tue May. 8, 2007 4:17 PM PDT.

Winter cold kills much more people than summer sun. Many British people envy the warm summer sun that others are blessed with.

Submitted by Marcela Wagner (not verified) on Wed May. 9, 2007 3:41 PM PDT.

It is beyond the point if Brits envy the sun in Africa during the droughts that affect that continent every more often now. The issue is with the temperature changes and the effects they provoque in the rest of the environmental chain. Duh!

Submitted by Lucy Lu (not verified) on Wed May. 9, 2007 8:54 PM PDT.

You fat Americans(you know who you are) need to stop eating and farting so much and then we will have cleaner air and less methane gas(green house gas). You selfish fat Americans need to go on a vegetarian diet. There should be no incondescent light bulbs in your houses. Don't buy so much. The spirit of "consumerism" is a big factor in green house gas. All these vices come from being selfish and arrogant. Shame on you all.

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