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it's reinforced in the same sentence after you cut off your quote and is repeated again further into the article: > Nash said the caves would have been "quite
by Rumudiez 25d ago
it's reinforced in the same sentence after you cut off your quote and is repeated again further into the article:
> Nash said the caves would have been "quite a cosy place to live, especially compared with the -20°C outside".
- zamadatix 25d agoIt is, but the number is still strongly disagreeing with any other value I can find reference to so GP does seem to be on to something being off with this reporting. My best bet is perhaps "summer" and "winter" got swapped? That's a simple single word mistake and -10 C would seem to be about the winter average in Ireland during the last ice age from other sources I can find, regular dips to -20 C at night or particularly cold days would seem quite reasonable. Based on any other sources I can find, thea peak of summer should have been slightly warmer than freezing (which is not incompatible with year round glacial coverage, it takes a lot of energy to melt such enormous volumes of ice). I've sent Dr Nash a short email asking if that section of the article was accurate in hopes he's willing to clarify one way or the other.