Matthew Malthouse wrote:
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?

Any attempt to work out what the differences are between this year and
previous practice would be idle speculation on my part.