Transcribed from the 14 January 1823 edition of The Strabane Morning Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library: The Climate.--The present winter is gliding away imperceptibly without frost or snow. In fact, the temperature of our climate seems, within the last forty years to have undergone an astonishing change. Formerly a continuance of six or seven weeks' frost, commencing about Christmas, was not deemed an uncommon occurrence--and our fields and highways were, as this season, buried in snow. Robin-redbreasts sought shelter in the habitations of man--other birds perished in thousands--our cattle were housed--field labour suspended--and the youth of the country sought amusement in snipe-shooting, skating, and other rural sports.--At present fields are green--our cattle are turned out to pasturage--the atmosphere is mild, and uniform in temperature, but loaded with moisture, and pregnant with showers. Compare this with the state of England. At Liverpool, the rivers are bound with frost. At London, the skaters find an ample field of exercise on the Serpentine river in Hyde Park.--To what causes can so remarkable a change in our climate be ascribed. ===================

Alison Kilpatrick wrote: > Transcribed from the 14 January 1823 edition of The Strabane Morning > Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library: > > The Climate.--The present winter is gliding away imperceptibly > without frost or snow. In fact, the temperature of our climate seems, > within the last forty years to have undergone an astonishing change. > Formerly a continuance of six or seven weeks' frost, commencing about > Christmas, was not deemed an uncommon occurrence--and our fields and > highways were, as this season, buried in snow. Robin-redbreasts sought > shelter in the habitations of man--other birds perished in > thousands--our cattle were housed--field labour suspended--and the youth > of the country sought amusement in snipe-shooting, skating, and other > rural sports.--At present fields are green--our cattle are turned out to > pasturage--the atmosphere is mild, and uniform in temperature, but > loaded with moisture, and pregnant with showers. Compare this with the > state of England*. At Liverpool, the rivers are bound with frost. At > London, the skaters find an ample field of exercise on the Serpentine > river in Hyde Park.--To what causes can so remarkable a change in our > climate be ascribed. > > =================== *Aye, gaaawd knows that the Anglish are sanners