Heat Waves: Creation Burning

Creation Groans Revelation 16:8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. India: Heat wave hits north Karnataka NEW DELHI TELEVISION LIMITED - By Maya Sharma - May 4, 2007 North Karnataka is dealing with extreme heat and the month of May is proving to be every bit as difficult as expected. In fact, it is so hot that just getting through the day is an effort. With temperatures reaching - and staying - in the forties, going to the market to buy vegetables feels like punishment. ''You don't get fresh vegetables. Even if they bring them fresh, they dry up in the heat. We are sick of the heat in Bagalkote. It feels as if the head is bleeding,'' said a local. ''We have to come seven or eight km to get vegetables. Those who don't have blood pressure will get high blood pressure and some may even get heart attacks. Water is also a problem. We get water only once in four or five days,'' said another. - - - It is a long way until the monsoons provide some relief; until then, people and animals are coping the best they can. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070010893 Heat wave tightens grip over India AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE - April 27, 2007 A heat wave in northern India tightened its grip Friday, prompting some schools to shut early to prevent sunstroke attacks, officials said. Temperatures in the capital New Delhi rose to 40.9 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) on Friday, the weather office said in a bulletin. In Sriganganagar in the desert state of Rajasthan the mercury touched 43.9 degrees Celsius for the first time this summer, making it the hottest region in northern India. So far three people have died in the heat spell that settled over most of northern India mid-April. - - - - http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070427183434.pt5riw4u&show_article=1 April sets European heat records REUTERS - By Jeremy Lovell - April 27, 2007 LONDON - This month is set to be the warmest April in Britain since records began nearly 350 years ago and all over Europe tourists are slapping on the sun cream several weeks ahead of schedule. Britain's Met Office said the average temperature in central England from April 1-25 was 11.1 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees above the norm and the highest since records began in 1659. Temperatures from Belgium to Italy are averaging more than three degrees above the 30-year norm. The office added there was a big chance of a repeat of the European heat wave of 2003 which killed some 35,000 people and which scientists attributed to global warming. - - - - http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2007-04-27T191414Z_01_L27539616_RTRUKOC_0_US-CLIMATE-EUROPE-WEATHER.xml&src=rss&rpc=22 Hottest April in France since 1950 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE - April 30, 2007 France this year had its hottest April since 1950, with the average temperature four degrees Celsius higher than the usual 10 degrees (50 Fahrenheit), the national weather office said Monday. In the northern half of France, averages recorded between the first and the 24 of April were between 8 and 12 degrees higher than the seasonal norm, said Meteo France. 1950 was the year reliable temperature measurements from 22 stations across France were begun. Record April temperatures across Europe have led to fears of drought. - - - - http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070430170107.w2iizdwq&show_article=1 FAIR USE NOTICE: This blog contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of religious, environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.