Welcome to the Church of Ice Cold Beer

Markit

I'm beginning to understand why ice cold beer has reached the level of a religion in Oz. Prepare for the new exodus - Bali will be first stop. The Australian heatwave: Up to eleven | The Economist

ronb

The article says [quote] Some climate experts are convinced the 2013 heatwave will prove a turning-point in how Australians respond to warnings about human-induced climate change. In a country that relies on fossil fuels for much of its well-being (coal is the second-biggest export and produces about four-fifths of electricity), climate-change sceptics have often swayed political debate. [/quote] And I guess that "climate experts' can think what they like. But the reality is that in 2013, Australians will probably throw out the government that introduced a carbon tax and install a new goverment that has "promised" to repeal that tax.

Markit

I'm not so much a climate change doubter as climate change [B][I]care [/I][/B]doubter. It's happened a lot in the last umpteen hundred million years and whatever we do or don't do it will happen again so we better get the beers cold and a comfortable place to sit.

spicyayam

Clearly the reason global temperatures are rising

Normy

Yeah. Coming up next month for some cooler weather. Can't handle a 'Kimberley Cool' anymore, so will settle for a few icy Bintangs.

werecoming

ronb wroteThe article says And I guess that "climate experts' can think what they like. But the reality is that in 2013, Australians will probably throw out the government that introduced a carbon tax and install a new goverment that has "promised" to repeal that tax.

Ron, What you say is true but the current gov't wont be thown out just because of the carbon tax issue. They will be thrown out because of an indescribable incompetance.