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Salt supplies run low as big freeze continuesTuesday 05 January 2010 Salt supplies for keeping roads ice free are running low following this winter's big freeze, report various newspapers on Tuesday. One company which supplies 65% of the salted grit used by road clearance vehicles told the Volkskrant it is now in short supply. He urged councils to take care with their stocks and prioritise which roads should be cleared. 'A new shipment is on its way from Germany but it is just a tiny proportion of the amount needed, as long as the wintry weather continues,' he told the paper. 'Demand is exceeding supply many times over.' On Tuesday morning, there were again long traffic jams because of the slippery conditions, with several accidents reported on the main roads. Railway operator ProRail has extra maintenance crews on standby in case of heavy falls of snow. At the end of last year, most rail services were canceled because of problems caused by the snow and ice. Garden centres According to the Telegraaf, the country's garden centres are running out of salt for domestic use and other snow-clearing equipment. 'Zero, we have nothing left,' a spokesman for garden centre De Bosrand in Rijsbergen, Noord Brabant told the paper. Others have been waiting for new deliveries for several days now. 'It's a disaster. We should have had a delivery on Monday but we are still waiting,' an assistant at a Praxis DIY centre in Amsterdam said. But tool rental agencies Boels and Bo-rent both report a run on snow ploughs with a waiting list in some places. Skates The country's two skate manufacturers Viking and Zandstra both report that stocks are running low. 'The bottom of the warehouse is in sight,' a Viking spokesman told the Volkskrant. Despite warnings that the quality of the ice in many parts of the country is still very poor, the first outdoor tours are now being organised. Up to 1,000 people are expected to take part in the first official tour on Wednesday round the Henschotermeer lake east of Utrecht. 'We'll have 12 centimetres of ice tomorrow, the course has been swept and we are ready to go,' Henk Boom of the local skating association in Woudenberg told the Telegraaf. . © DutchNews.nl
That's right Stevie, you are not a professor. How do you know the current weather patterns are the result of 'global dimming'? Can you please share with us the evidence which you based this claim? By Howard | January 6, 2010 8:22 AM Anyone who went to school know that salt is ineffective when the temperature drops below zero. Or is this some type of unique salt? Best solution, get winter tires and learn to drive carefully. @Stevie: Yeah, you are not a professor I guess. Come to Australia and I would love to hear you explain your theory about the sun's rays bouncing off the atmosphere and how it is making it so hot here. It is midnight and 25 degrees Celsius right now. By xen | January 6, 2010 1:56 PM I have the same info as you guys. Nobody knows all the answers, but it makes sense to use your internet to it's full capacity. Whether or not it's all propaganda is besides the point. The fact is that no one knows for sure. A couple of hundred years of weather analysis is far too little to be sure of our future. There are numerous videos and articles written about the future of our weather. Check it out yourselves and then tell me I'm stupid: do your homework first before you leave your comments please! http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=zEQ79hE-Uo0 By stevie | January 6, 2010 10:15 PM What about sand? There's enough on the beaches you might think! By Jimmy | January 7, 2010 7:46 AM @Stevie: You said it yourself that you are not a professor. When we agree that might be right you get all defensive? It is amusing how you try to be diplomatic to say we share the same knowledge, but imply that we do some research of our own. That is rich of your, Stevie. I am still waiting for your explanation on how the rays jumping of our atmosphere are making Australia steaming hot. Or did you forget about the southern hemisphere, you know, where it is summer now? Here is a bit more updated information regarding your global dimming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimming Seems like it is a very, pardon the pun, dim theory. It is nice that you offer information, but can you offer something a bit more updated. Something that is not from the '70s? It is good to check what they knew back in the days, but sometimes recent data is a bit more trustworthy. Just saying. By xen | January 7, 2010 12:33 PM @xen Now, where in Holland did you see the temperature drop to -21C? Or maybe over in Australia? By not-a-professor-either | January 7, 2010 8:49 PM @not-a-professor-either: Then I stand corrected. Still you have to consider the fact that as the ice melts the salt concentration will naturally be diluted and lose its effect, and ice will easily form again and risking a nice icy new layer. I am keeping a very close eye on the weather in Europe as I am very envious of you guys. Yes, I do not like the warm weather here. I am Norwegian mind you, so this concept of making roads safe when it is cold is far from new to me. It is something all Norwegians grow up with. It is something our government spends money on finding better ways to deal with it. At the moment they are trying out a new techique, where they "brush" all the snow and ice of the roads. More efficient, lasting and better for the environment. It is sad that you did not manage to keep your cool. You started of being very polite in correcting me, but in your last paragraph you showed your true colours of being typical twat! By xen | January 8, 2010 3:13 PM @not-a-professor-either: I suggest you read this article as it is based on the practical use of salt on ice: http://ur1.ca/jc85 Hopefully you will understand using salt is actually not that effective as many claim it to be. By xen | January 8, 2010 3:21 PM @ xen: more info if you care to surf. By stevie | January 9, 2010 2:05 AM
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My idea would be to collect sea water (Free salt supply!)and spray the ice. It's only a guess, I'm not a professor... Bad idea???
This is global dimming, not warming. The pollution in the higher atmosphere is reflecting the sun's rays back into space.
By stevie | January 5, 2010 9:26 PM