Matthew Malthouse wrote the
following in:

On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:27:58 +0100 Cast_Iron wrote:
} Matthew Malthouse wrote:
} Tangentially why should this happen now and not in past
} years? After
} all it's far from being the first time we've had a
} remarkably hot spell.
}
} It has happened in past years, frequently. It is also a problem
in other } countries, it's just that we don't get to here about
it. I suspect also that } in other countries there is a more
ready acceptance that natural events are } not always under man's
control.

So it has happened. But not hit the news. What's so special
about this year then?

Are you asking what's so special about this year that means it's in the
news this year?

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