Monday, 6 August 2007

What happened to summer?

It’s the time of year where it’s supposed to be warm and sunny – we’re either supposed to be sweating it out in the office wishing we were outside with an ice cream or sunning ourselves on a beach somewhere.

Yet something’s gone wrong this year. At best, we’ve had patchy sunshine mixed with rain for the last three or so months – at worst, we’ve had torrential rain and biblical floods more akin to The tropics than Gloucestershire.

So where did the summer go? Is it all the fault of global warming? Or just a blip (after all, it’s only four years since the UK’s hottest ever day)? How is it affecting work? Well, apart from those unfortunate people who have lost their houses and places of work, opinions seem to be mixed about the weather.

Some prefer the heat as it means nice sunshine and summer weather; others prefer the rain (particularly those sitting further from the windows), as it’s easier to work in the cooler conditions. Either way, it’s a safe bet that we should enjoy what sun we do get as it’s sure to turn to autumn any minute now!

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