Summer 2024
Whew, it’s hot!
Sunscreen, shade and water are the three things which you must pay attention to in order to protect yourself. If you have air conditioning, you are very fortunate as many of us do not have that luxury. I hear people saying, “Well, we never needed it before.” I believe that you do now and, going forward, it may get much warmer on average. The trend is definitely – UP.
The climate activists and their hockey stick graphs have been proven wrong time and time again, but there is no debating the fact that our days and nights are getting warmer every year. Climate change, global warming and other simplistic labels are simply ways of expressing our ignorance in understanding our planet and its evolution.
Some scientists are actually predicting another Ice Age. Wow, we really know very little, but we should prepare for anything. But right now, you have to deal with the heat. More than 1,300 pilgrims died from the heat during the recent HAJJ in Saudi Arabia. Died from the sun! It can be very dangerous and you must pay attention, please. The many people whom you see walking around with an umbrella on a sunny day do that for a reason, and they are correct. Stay away from the sun and drink lots of water… a little sunscreen will not hurt, either.
Happy summer – in the shade.
Sincerely,
J. Ross Quigley
Editor
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