How would climate change have affected Shakespeare writing 'Shall I compare thee to

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a summers day'? ....because these days that would refer to....

'wet, disappointing and miserable', in the UK.

Not so much sonnet 18....more 'sun nowhere to be seen'

:o)

(evening Ma!)
Ma? You're on! lol
 
Thy eyes as dark as storm clouds plump with rain
Thy voice when mad like thunder's rough refrain


tee hee hee
 
Shakespeare walks into a bar ....

"Get out" says the barman, "You're bard."

Sorry i'm alittlesquiffy havin drowned my sorrows after my suspension..haha...oh pooh!
 
There was actually a mini-ice age going on in Western Europe during Shakespere's time. Many of the rivers and lakes were frozen long after the summer months. People would have "ice markets" where they would sell market goods on large ice fields and ice skate.

Climate is cyclical.


1595: Gietroz (Switzerland) glacier advances, dammed Dranse River, and caused flooding of Bagne with 70 deaths.
1600-10: Advances by Chamonix (France) glaciers cause massive floods which destroyed three villages and severely damaged a fourth. One village had stood since the 1200's.
1670-80's: Maximum historical advances by glaciers in eastern Alps. Noticeable decline of human population by this time in areas close to glaciers, whereas population elsewhere in Europe had risen.
 
How shall I compare thee to a summer`s day ? thou art more damp than Manda`s gusset .. and more depressing than Harry`s sex life ...
 
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