Getting a little hot at home I see

[Black Orchid]

Yes I had to give some birds a drink over at Richmond today. Poor buggers.

I feel really sorry for the animals in this heat. Especially the ones in fire prone areas. I read your post and went and filled up the bird bath. I have been keeping it dry lately because I am sick of mosquito larvae. Better late than never but I haven't seen or heard a bird all day

My electricity bill has only increased a few dollars a quarter. The electricity providers have been offering excellent discounts for 2 year contracts which almost cancels the increase out.

Mine has gone up heaps and I am not doing anything differently

[mantra]

I think we've all gone soft mantra.
When I was a kid we had summers with weeks of 36-42 degrees and we didn't even have fans in the classrooms.

Aside from private schools - up until a couple of decades ago schools didn't have fans or heaters. Kids looked like red lobsters in summer and blue crabs in winter and we still managed to live and learn.

I can't believe the crap in the media today, they must be young or have bad memories.

Gillard tried it on in Tas re Climate change someone should explain to her what climate is and what weather is.

Most of the other states get hotter for longer periods than NSW. We've had moderate weather for the last few years, that's why there was such a fuss about the contrast in temperature today. They say it's only been this hot 3 times in the last century, but you have to wonder how accurate that is.

I have been keeping it dry lately because I am sick of mosquito larvae. Better late than never but I haven't seen or heard a bird all day

I've done the same, but filled them today. A couple of hours later the water was steaming and the birds would have burnt themselves. I usually use bore water and hang sprinklers in the trees - but the water was too hot even for that today.

[Super Nova]

Yes I had to give some birds a drink over at Richmond today. Poor buggers.

Cool thing to do.

Put a sprinkler on and watch the excitement then.

Good thing the ALP have made it too expensive for people to run air conditioners. Should add nicely to the 'death by leftard' toll

The ALP probably have not been targeted in that it will effect leffies too but I assume this is their goal.

IQ, they probably have your name on their list. Watch out for extra heaters being place outside your house.

[IQS.RLOW]

I'm sure they could try smothering me with their tear and snivelled filled tissues...

[Super Nova]

An image from a mates FB page, they live in Sydney.

[Rorschach]

Cool...

[AiA in Atlanta]

2012 was the hottest year on record for the United States. Climate change had a role in this new record you think?

And it costs too:

Economist Joseph Stiglitz recently announced that he believes climate change is the most important issue facing the U.S. economy today. Certainly, climate change is serious global issue, but how exactly will it affect the U.S. economy? What follows are some statistics on climate change's impact on the U.S. economy, gathered primarily from non-governmental organizations that deal with climate-change issues.

Climate change is projected to cost the average U.S. household $1,250 per year by 2020, $1,800 per year by 2040 and $2,750 per year by 2080.
Climate change will likely cost the U.S. economy $3.8 billion per year by 2020, $6.5 billion per year by 2040 and $12.9 billion by 2080.
The U.S. economy may be held back by 2% of GDP over the next 20 years because of climate change.
Failure to act on climate change already costs the world economy 1.2 trillion dollars in lost prosperity each year, according to one study.
Lost prosperity associated with rising temperatures and carbon-related pollution could double costs to 3.2% of world GDP by 2030.
Climate change is a leading global cause of death, responsible for an estimated 5 million deaths each year.
From 1980 through 2011, U.S. weather disasters caused losses of $1.06 trillion.
In 2011, the United States broke the record for the most billion-dollar weather disasters in a year.
Due to climate change, the timber industry is expected to suffer from an increased prevalence of pests, slower growth rates for trees and more frequent wildfires, resulting in a decrease in revenue of $1 billion to $2 billion per year.

[IQS.RLOW]

Due to climate change, the timber industry is expected to suffer from an increased prevalence of pests, slower growth rates for tree

People often put plants in greenhouses with increased heat and CO2 for 'slower growth'

[boxy]

I thought that it was the Liberal line that global warming was a reality... not that they give it any publicity (such an opinion isn't popular with their stupider supporters).

[IQS.RLOW]

I thought that it was the Liberal line that global warming was a reality... not that they give it any publicity (such an opinion isn't popular with their stupider supporters).

I thought it was the leftwing line to build strawmen...oh wait...