h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

We got more rain yesterday, an inch and a quarter, than we got all last month. Yesterday a driver either in front or beside me must have taken the opportunity to go "muddin'". As we started off on a green light I heard loud splats hitting my windshield and the hood of my car. At first I thought it might have been a sudden hail storm, but then I saw that it was large dollops of mud. I couldn't figure out which vehicle it was coming from.
grump

the rain in Spain - ain't! and neither is the rest of europe

Europe is said to be in a horrendous heat wave now.

I had not noticed

I wait for Maria, TC, and Superfrenchie to enlighten us.

How's the climate your end

Dry again, with humidity dropping, after some unseasonal rains last week, here in the southwestern foothills of the San Bernardino Mts., where I am at present.

Spain set a new heat record a few days ago when 47.3C was measured near Malaga

That's 117,14F

But up here in Scandinavia we are having one of the worst summers in memory: Rain, rain, rain, showers, drizzle, rain etc.

Speaking of gout I heard cherries (the darker the better) w*rk wonders. So now I'm testing cherry

happy testing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40835663

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/40843188

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40787080


when will the worlds governments start to listen to the scientists and meteorologists ? and forget profit and save the world instead ?

answers on a pinhead

The hard truth is the only way to handle that is like it or not population control.
The politicians in this world are leaving it to disease and famine at the moment!

Its just amazing init! I think its time for a drink

If one part of the world is having a cool summer, chances are some other parts will be having unbearable heat.

Like constant basal metabolic rate.

If one part of the metabolism is hyperactive, another is suppressed.

Through raging fever, hypothermic chill, raging delirium tremens, where there is life, basal metabolic rate stays the same.

"Nice dear, one lump or two"

The areas that are cooler than normal are greatly outweighed by the areas that are warmer than normal.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/mapping/global

Ah, so southern Greenland is cooler than usual, but Arizona is hotter. What a surprise!

You wish. We all wish. At least we should. Future generations will not look kindly back on us. They will ask why we did not act on this.