It seems that Perth has finally decided to join in on the party that has been happening in the Eastern states for many months now.
This is not necessarily a good thing. The party might be a little wild, a little out of control. One wonders if a touch too much alcohol has been involved.
I'm talking, you see, about the weather.
(Although I appreciate that linking weather with parties may be a new peak in my nerdiness.)
After the hottest summer in 34 years, Perth had a warm, sunny autumn and even started winter off with clear skies and temperatures in the mid-20's (celsius). This, of course, happened whilst the Eastern states missed out on summer weather and instead experienced rain, cold, and multiple floods.
In an attempt to catch up, the last week has brought Western Australia a tornado, multiple storms (complete with house damage and extensive blackouts), impressive bursts of rain, and winds of over 100km / hour.
The thing about all of this, other than the rapid transition to winter and the inconvenience to people affected by the storm damage, is that Perth might have joined the party but it doesn't seem to have the stamina to get through the night.
(I think maybe I should move on from the party analogy now.)
The blackouts have lasted for multiple days in some parts of the state, there were primary schools closed on Monday due to roof damage (it wasn't a public holiday here), and in a particularly eventful calamity, a crane at the new children's hospital building site fell over in the wind gusts last week and tipped onto the adjoining, occupied, adult hospital.
What is more, most government departments sent an email around yesterday afternoon to update workers of the latest weather warnings and to encourage them to go home early if possible (!). Consistent with that, both of my workplaces sent around emails encouraging us to go home early if possible (if only work could magically disappear to allow that!).
One of the four universities in Perth even rescheduled exams that were due to occur yesterday, and other univerities encouraged students to leave exams early if they needed to get home before The Storm Hit.
Does this happen elsewhere when storms occur?? Or is Perth just inept at extreme weather? I really suspect it must be the latter.
What is your weather like at the moment?
This is not necessarily a good thing. The party might be a little wild, a little out of control. One wonders if a touch too much alcohol has been involved.
I'm talking, you see, about the weather.
(Although I appreciate that linking weather with parties may be a new peak in my nerdiness.)
After the hottest summer in 34 years, Perth had a warm, sunny autumn and even started winter off with clear skies and temperatures in the mid-20's (celsius). This, of course, happened whilst the Eastern states missed out on summer weather and instead experienced rain, cold, and multiple floods.
When talking about the weather, there are limited opportunities for relevant photos.
This is in City Park, Budapest, Hungary. It's a traditional and still functioning hot spa, which seemed a soothing match for those experiencing winter weather.
In an attempt to catch up, the last week has brought Western Australia a tornado, multiple storms (complete with house damage and extensive blackouts), impressive bursts of rain, and winds of over 100km / hour.
Another old spa, of sorts. I pretty sure this one isn't heated though.
Bodiam Castle, East Sussex.
The thing about all of this, other than the rapid transition to winter and the inconvenience to people affected by the storm damage, is that Perth might have joined the party but it doesn't seem to have the stamina to get through the night.
(I think maybe I should move on from the party analogy now.)
The blackouts have lasted for multiple days in some parts of the state, there were primary schools closed on Monday due to roof damage (it wasn't a public holiday here), and in a particularly eventful calamity, a crane at the new children's hospital building site fell over in the wind gusts last week and tipped onto the adjoining, occupied, adult hospital.
Dubai Museum, Dubai. This was so incredibly hot.
What is more, most government departments sent an email around yesterday afternoon to update workers of the latest weather warnings and to encourage them to go home early if possible (!). Consistent with that, both of my workplaces sent around emails encouraging us to go home early if possible (if only work could magically disappear to allow that!).
Butterflies feeding on fruit; greenhouse at the Botanical Gardens at Kew, London.
It was hot in there too.
One of the four universities in Perth even rescheduled exams that were due to occur yesterday, and other univerities encouraged students to leave exams early if they needed to get home before The Storm Hit.
Does this happen elsewhere when storms occur?? Or is Perth just inept at extreme weather? I really suspect it must be the latter.
What is your weather like at the moment?
