I was watching a show on the National Geographic channel about locusts in Australia. I did not get to see the whole show, so I did not watch the production credits to see when the show was produced. However, based on references to certain dates in the show, I'm certain that the show was produced within the last 10 years (probably last 2-5 years).
I heard the usual ifp stuff in the narration (done by an American) and the metric stuff when the Aussies were talking. However, I caught one reference by one of the employees (an Aussie) of the Australian national agency that handles outbreaks of locusts to "inches of rainfall" that he feared might fall and fuel the growth of the newly hatched locusts. I think he also mentioned "points" of rain as well. Can Pat Naughtin or anyone else comment on this? Did I hear things right? If so, what's happening here? Ezra
