Climate change means snow on ground could disappear by the end of the century, Met Office suggests

Snowball fights and sledging could be at risk because snow that settles on the ground in winter may disappear for much of the UK by the end of the century due to climate change, a Met Office analysis has suggested.

Detailed projections suggest traditional winter activities such as building snowmen could be lost if global greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced.

The research, which will feature on BBC Panorama on Monday, suggested that most of the south of England may not see days with freezing or below temperatures by the 2040s, due to climate change.

[rkid]

Imagine "snow" in winter 😳 who would have thought!

[AthelstanEngland]

BREAKING NEWS ALSO: Climate change may mean snow on the ground WILL NOT disappear by the end of the century.

[christonamtb]

They can't predict the weather this afternoon.. I doubt they can see 80 years in the future

[patjk]

Everytime I look at these stupid evening standard videos, there are always more dislikes to likes. You should learn something from this. The music doesn't fit either

[rileyfozz]

Nothing to do with the constant spraying of heavy metals into the atmosphere like aluminium making it impossible for snow to form. No that would be silly.

[domfrancis]

Another control tactic, through fear. How novel!

[allyhaze]

The winters seemed more wintery and summers more summery when i was a lad. That was in the 80s when there was a hole in the ozone layer that was going to melt the north pole by 2020. Thank god for role on lynx or we would of all been duped er i mean doomed.

[Khumry]

been saying this past 40 years and yet here we are still having snow and mild summers

[predvcecerom]

"I predict in 80years something will happen, I did my job now pay me." the only worse predictions are from astronomers: " in 4068308058203years the sun will disapear be aware."

[meke]

Ha ha ha.. good one. Climate change. Didn’t that used to be called global warming? In the 80s we were told we were heading into an ice age. 😱

[gwhite]

Could, might, may ... favourite words of journos these days

[moonval]

"Snowball fights and sledging could be at risk" - Is this a joke>?

[Cheese_Boi]

sweet then we dont have to deal with the chaos that it brings to this country XD

[niteskyrider]

Is it really a bad thing if snow dies, I live in Weymouth and we hardly ever see snow, and there be less ice so less deaths on roads

[stefanbroughton]

Are we on about the man made climate change theory?

[middknifecrisis]

For the amount of large salaries paid to met office staff I expect a lot more than a 'suggestion'. Plus anyone with working eyes and access to a window over the last 10 years in Scotland could tell you that it's rare to see snow lying on the ground for more than a couple of days! Grand solar minimum springs to my mind.

[johnb]

Schools say it’s too dangerous anyway so kids can’t play in it either way

[christ]

This is great we could all do with the uk warming up a bit

[stefanhatcher]

Absolute bull! Meteoroligists can't even predict today's weather let alone make a prediction like this.

[zetamale]

Good old 'could'... It suggests anything and everything, but promises nothing.