"Beating" The Heat
In 2009, Boston experienced one of its worst summers in many years. With 22 days of rain, and seemingly a month-long cloud formation blocking any direct sunlight, June 2009 is remembered dimly as Boston’s greyest summer month ever.
Fast forward to Summer 2010 and Boston is experiencing one of its hottest summers on record. Global warming scientists warn us that a global one-degree rise in average temperatures will likely be accompanied in many parts of the world by increasing numbers of ten-plus-degree temperature swings. That means for many people around the world we can expect more heat waves. That might be good news to the sun-worshiper in you or if you own stock in Coppertone or Panama Jack. But we can also expect some harsher winters too, and I for one am getting sick of shoveling snow.
So, if it’s a blistering hot summer day while your reading this, I suggest you revel in the heat. Seek it out. Enjoy the summer evenings with friends and a few tall ones. Roll down the windows and let it all in!
Remember the cold winds of Valhalla will be back with us in a few months.
The Undude lives in New England. By day, he successfully markets enterprise software, and by night he plays a brutalized guitar in an unsuccessful rock band. When he’s not in conference calls, moving information from PowerPoint to Excel and then back to PowerPoint, or pondering the significance of his insignificance, The Undude is passionate about music, unnecessary technology and finding a good parking spot.
