The first six months of 2010 have been the hottest on record – around the globe! And believe you me, in our little town I have felt the steam. It is nice to be able to venture out without a coat or a brolly and the summer is over all too quickly, so why not enjoy.
It is a little disconcerting though because there’s the looming concern of global warming and the effect it is having on our weather. So as much as I adore being able to hang outside and bask in the Sun’s warmth, it concerns me…
I remember a summer back in the UK in 1976. It was so hot cars were sinking into the tarmac on the roads and schools closed with no air-conditioning back then. The temperature topped 90°F (32.2°C). To add to the misery of a heatwave, we were also in the middle of a drought and with the water shortage, it was complete madness!
Luckily we all survived, so no doubt we’ll survive this one as well. Trouble is I’m not so certain that our Earth will be as resilient the next time round.
Hello. Your with the heat but we in South America (Uruguay exactly) we’re going through incredible cold, but with the hope that the worst is over and spring is approaching and summer.
Regards
I am also concerned about this unending heat. We have had several heatwaves in New York but this one feels a lot more sinister. I really wonder how much global warming has to do with this increase in heat.
That’s a funny reversal of fortunes there! How cold does it get in Uruguay? I’d never imagined anywhere in South America being very cold.
I think it has at the very least a little to do with it. However we have had heatwaves in the past but this long span of increased averages in temperature is a little disconcerting…