Agnes and Ecstasy

July 2007

FROZEN FEET: Unheard of low temperatures have been the winter order across Australia this month. Which is OK - has to happen - why complain you guys??? But, the thing is, we at Agnes Water 1770 have also had 8C and 11C overnight temperatures with some days not going above 14C. Now that is BAD! Bad because suddenly every dune dweller was talking climate change, global cooling, toads giving birth to lizards and butterflies turning into stella little pigs in fancy Armani purple waistcoats etc.

Should you wish to actually get some facts on global warming that don't depend on junk science or mass media feeds for the scary folk, invest in a book titled '6 Degrees' by Mark Lynas. Was published April this year (2007). Its brilliant; well indexed with rational approach to this massive subject. No pictures though - if you need pictures try Tim Flattery's 'We are the Weather Makers'

And should you be the last dinasour - do go to http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics and have a bit of fun with yourself.