Chris Lusby Taylor wrote: > > I take the point that the vernal equinox is, well, vernal, but for me the > psychological effect of the days being longer than the nights is key. > My daughter has just returned home to the UK (51.4 degrees North) from > living in Singapore (0.9 degrees North). She says she does like the prospect > of longer summer days but would swap Singapore weather for UK weather any > time. > How long until global warming changes that, though? > > Best wishes > Chris > 51.4N 1.3W > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ricardo Cernic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "lesliel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "illustratingshadows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "clusbytaylor" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "sundial" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 7:08 PM > Subject: RE: Welcome to summer > > > Yeah, Les. You are right. Sunny, dry and warm! > > Ricardo > São Paulo - Brazil > > > ---------- Início da mensagem original ----------- > > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Para: "Simon [illustratingshadows" [EMAIL PROTECTED],"Chris > Lusby Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: > Data: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:11:39 +0200 > Assunto: RE: Welcome to summer > > >> Ah but our winters are sunny and dry!!!! >> >> Les >> South Africa >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > On > >> Behalf Of Simon [illustratingshadows >> Sent: 20 March 2008 03:12 PM >> To: Chris Lusby Taylor; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Welcome to summer >> >> ...and, we are closer to the sun in our winter than >> they are:) >> >> Simon >> >> --- Chris Lusby Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> I believe the sun crossed the equator earlier today, >>> so it's now summer here >>> in the Northern Hemisphere. Commiserations to all of >>> you in the Southern >>> Hemisphere, especially as our summer is longer than >>> yours. >>> Chris Lusby Taylor >>> 51.4N 1.3W >>> Interestingly, China, Iraq and Saudi Arabia (inter alia) have just experienced their coldest winters in decades. This year, the official summer forecast for the UK is for 'tropical weather - in other words, normal for the UK'
After snow last Sunday, we shall see :-) -- Richard Mallett Eaton Bray, Dunstable South Beds. UK --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
