Another case of global warming?

Some years ago (probably around 1990 or so) before it became ‘trendy’ to talk about Global Warming I remember listening to the weatherman John Kettley describing what it was. Contrary to popular belief, it would not necessarily entail the same weather albeit warmer, but instead significantly more changeable and extreme weather...there's always records being made (Winter 1947 and 1963 and summer 1976) but June 2007...Moscow has it’s hottest ever June temp – 38C, Greece has its highest ever temperatures recorded of 47C. Sheffield has its wettest day on record (10 days after the wettest day for 35 years) during the wettest June on record. I’m sure the finger-pointing will start soon about who was 'to blame' and the local councils will be the easiest target to pick on.

I have to say full marks to Sheffield Council and the team of volunteers on Monday regarding the provision of emergency shelter for those of us that needed it. It was well organised, everyone got fed and watered and provided with a duvet. Joe Public seemed to be in fairly good spirits, though I heard the odd complaint that the food was too spicy(!) and that there was only 2 choices available, and that they should have provided beds for everyone. What do some people expect?? It’s easy to moan but I’m sure if it had been Albania, the police would have probably run off home and it’d have been a free-for-all with every man for himself.