People who'd lived in Melbourne prior to my arrival here used to tell me about the strange weather here. A friend even described it as being able to have 4 seasons in one day. It's true. Last Christmas, in the midst of summer, the temperature dropped drastically. I nearly had to wear my winter jacket out.
Then came summer. The dry and hot spell was quite unbearable. I mean, I'm used to heat, coming from Malaysia and all that. But it was really hot. And I mean oven kind of hot. Water restrictions were imposed. Imagine not being able to wash your car the usual way - hosing it down outside your house! And not being able to water your plants anyway you like!
There was quite a fair bit of rain in autumn but nothing compared to what we have back in Malaysia. Winter is here now and we are getting rain every other day. Yesterday, it rained from morning till night. The wind was howling like mad and it was freezing.
Apparently, the rainfall registered in the state of Victoria was so high that some places that were dry before were flooded! One man died (as I'm writing this) when a tree fell on his house, striking him while he was asleep.
Still, the weathermen tell us that the dry spell isn't over yet! And that a further stage of water restriction may still be imposed at the end of the year.
So what is going on here? Is it all because of global warming caused by man? Beats me. I just hope the weather is a bit more predictable.
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