Re: [CH] Hot hot not happy
Uncle Steve (UncleSteve@ushotstuff.com)
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:17:28 -0500
>Well here in Southern OZ the garden has officially been killed off
>with our scorching summer.
>
>After nearly a week of 40C+ a fortnight ago, on Saturday Melbourne
>recorded its hottest day ever 46.5C
>
>Toms and chiles amongst other things kaput. B@#$%y heartbreaking.
>
>Not to mention our bushfires here on Saturday that so far has killed
>over 70 people and 800+ homes burnt out. Some entire townships have
>been wiped of the map. Oh and did I mention that in Far Northern
>Queensland, it has rained non stop for a week or more and most of
>the rivers and homes around Ingham etc are under upto 6 metres of
>water in some places!
>Not a great start to the year in Ozzieland :-(
Oh how great the adventures of one who lives in exotic places. <G>
Here in Virginia the summers can have heat waves that last 2-3 weeks
with temps 95-106F with only a slight drop at night. The kicker is,
it is usually combined with humidity around 98% and no rain for 30+
days. This is a change from what was normal 35 years ago, but is
becoming more common now.
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Enjoy the heat,
Uncle Steve
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