the highest rainfall for a thousand years...

It is a world wide problem I am afraid and it is sad to think that there are many out there in power who are not acknowledging global warming and rapidly changing weather patterns. There have been extreme heatwaves down in the south of Australia the last two weeks, followed straight after by record rains. It is becoming hotter earlier in the year here as well and staying hotter longer at the end of summer! They have predicted that there will be no snow resorts left in Australia in around 20 - 50 years time I think! I heard this a few years ago and cannot remember the exact time frame that they predicted. I hope they are wrong! I love the snow!

Hi, jb. Nothing in a change of the weather that is crucial. We did have some rain today, not heavy though. And it does feel cold outside as well. I think that it is still raining, but lightly.. I hope that the rain gives you all a break real soon. If the weather is unfair, it may be happening somewhere else.

I live in the Philippines and over a month ago, we experience a similar situation where the city experienced the worst flooding in fifty years. I believe in global warming and I am doing my part in order to lessen or add on to the problem, like segregating trash and using reusable shopping bags.

We have had some minor weather changes but, nothing really to speak of. Our summer was milder than usual but, supposedly we are to have a colder and wetter than usual winter. I sure how it's not colder than last year since we had a lot of -15 days (our measuring system not yours)

Yes, I've heard about the weather situation and I have seen how bad it is on the news and it's quite bad when I think about it. I live in London and I once travelled to the Lake District for a short break and now some parts are suddenly under water and flooded. There's no doubt that this all relates to climate change and I don't think that there is anything that can be done to stop it now! It's really sad that one police officer lost his life trying to save others on a bridge and it just collapsed under the strain of the flood waters and he was swept away. As bad as it sounds this may be a regular occurance now! Andrew

here in the philippines,,, the last rainfall (storm) is unussual...many areas that not experiencing flood..experience it,,,,they say it is becoz of the climate change...

Hi there, I live in the driest country on earth and it's raining. It has been on and off for about 4 hours. It's not heavy but it's wet and it's very necessary. It's been extremely hot with tempos up in the 50's at times. And it's been very windy...i hate the wind.

For a thousand years is really a long time. In Singapore currently, it's warm and windy. Strong winds, but at the same time, the sun is shining brightly. A lot of times it looks like it's going to rain, but it does not. Kind of not here nor there kind of thing. I really hope for a healthy weather, and I am loving the cool weather currently. Just don't want it to be so windy that people are coughing and getting sick. I pray for the flu and all illnesses to stay away. Let the weather be nice and natural. Hopefully..

hi jb blue bunny soggy I suppose now please could you shoo some of all that rain over here to very dry 'not hhad a rain in over a year Southern Ca. we are so dry its not even funny. we had one little sprinkle that barely laid the dust down and that was all. It gets cloudy and cool and sometimes foggy, but we do not get any of that stuff called rain. someone must be hoarding it I guess.

Slightly warmer than normal, but pretty much beautiful, clear autumn weather so far...

We have actually had a pretty nice Fall. I am hearing that all this natural and isn't caused by what our dear Gore says it is . I don't know but it does seem odd. Even that the polar ice caps are normally melting away. Can you believe it? All this supposed a normal phenomenon. I don't think so.

I'll take this as an opportunity to put my views on global warming. It is safer from the ideologues and skeptics putting it here lol. The last week, in many places in Australia (including where I live), we have had the highest November temperatures since records have been kept, in many places in excess of 40 degrees Cent. (104 F) and in one place 47 C (116.6 F). Over the past decade, some of our most productive agricultural areas have been in catastrophic drought. One area, Melbourne, which has been on severe water rationing for years, is currently under water in its low lying areas. Unfortunately, it is just as silly to claim these as evidence of global warming as it is to claim that record low temperatures found in some places recently are evidence against it. The issue with global warming is that it disrupts traditional weather patterns, and if the pundits are correct, it is likely that in twenty years time we will be unable to refer to "normal" weather patterns at all. The real evidence of GW is in overall world temperatures, which are rising, and overall sea levels, which are increasing. Some of the Pacific island nations are in serious danger of total inundation during major storms, particularly at times of high tides. It is likely that there will be catastrophic loss of life in the not too distant future. Lash

Hi jb, we suffered through the highest and longest humidity ever here this summer, and as soon as that stopped went into winter weather. We aren't quite there yet but are almost at a 2 season rather than 4 season level, the two being only summer and winter. We had almost a month of torrential rains at the end of summer and this is not usual. Probably the winter will continue into summer. From this we can see the changes in wildlife outside, as things come out later but more strong and vicious, and there's changes in the types of insects which would never be seen indoors coming inside. Roads are flooding and causing damage, the sea changes mean that the fishing season becomes shorter as people need to remove boats much earlier. The area could well reach the stage of having no water for the summers, but that is a country issue which should be being addressed by planners to conserve what is wasted by not utilising the winter rains. Each of these things is becoming more noticeable each year, and the longer colder winters also mean it is difficult for people to actually afford to keep their houses warm or dry as the damp becomes all pervasive and can lead to internal mould which is in itself a health hazard.

How can we prevent Global Warming??

My goodness....I have been looking for 12 Days now to find the plug to fill the HOLE in the sky! It's like everybody up there is draining their bathtubs...ALL AT ONCE! 284ml in 17 hours (close to a foot) Have broken every rainfall record in history...every snowfall (mountains are only 14 miles away) Winds of 160+ khms, so we have been totally isolated for days on this Island! Wednesday morning @ 7:32 a.m. we had a 6.6 Earthquake....and last nite, an unheard (in November) thunder and lightening storm, for over an hour...with a 7.5 centimetre dump of Hail! 12 days of more power off...than on! OTHER than these minor catastrophe's things are pretty boring here on the West Coast of B.C. (Canada) LOL!!!! Hoping this is not a precursor for the next 4 months or so! We're gonna have to learn to "quack!" Cheers!

In my part ,there just happened a little small things which just like every other place. It some time have flood taken place,when people can caught fish when the flood got small. It is just a lot of fun.