Monday, August 07, 2006

A Very Hot Summer

In Japan, we are now in a very hot and humid summer. During the day, the sunshine heats us and makes us continue sweating without doing anything. In Osaka, the average temperature of the day is in the range of 30 to 35℃.

So I sleep with air conditioner on during the night. Because of that I've caught a little too heavy cold; a sore throat and nosy enough for me not to breathe well. I am now having some antibiotic and, thanks to it, getting better.

Although the summer in Japan is normally said to be very hot and humid among foreign visitors, why is it very hot in this summer? Due to global warming? If so, it could be thought the natural consequence of our own deeds. It is because an increase in the average temperature brought about by our production and consumption activities, gives different influences on our natural environment. This is called the "greenhouse effect"

Our economic activities gives rise to a greenhouse-effect gas including CO2 and NOx, which warms up the globe. Global warming probably leads to today's very hot summer and thus my sickness.

1 comment:

Aini said...

here on dry season it can be very hot! some parts of indo, it may reach 40 celcius degrees :/