In a demonstration of Nick Davis’ Flat Earth News and the differences between regional and London based reporting the media is getting overexcited by the prospect of a flurry of snow heading south.
Broadcasters, nationals and wires are all leading with arctic predictions for the next 48 hours. Yet according to AccuWeather it is currently 2ºC in London and - 21ºC in Antarctica. All sense of perspective has been lost our predominately based London media.
Much of the north and Scotland has had snow on the ground for the last three weeks. We’ve had snow on the ground at home in Northumberland for more than three weeks.
[...] It started as a discussion yesterday in the office about the UK’s over reaction to the recent snow flurries in the South East and the impending “arctic condition”. [...]