The coming weather

They say when you have no idea what to talk about, you can talk about the weather. It's quite safe and will not incite great passion in most people, not unless you're talking with those in the meteorological department or the weatherman. But now days, weather seems to be in the news headline in most local and even international paper.

Recently the unpredictable weather, cause concerns over the supply of water in the country. Before that, the severe flood in the southern part of the country dominated the news. In the international front, the paper presented by scientist in France under the purview of UN on climate change highlighted the cause of global warming. And the revelation that mankind are at fault for the rising global temperature doesn't seem to shock a lot of people.

The point is really about the change of perception on weather by the masses. More and more, we see the catastrophic effect of extreme weather, be it financial losses or worst still, lives. People is beginning to realized that weather is not just another side topic to be brought up when there are nothing else to talk about. The ups and downs of the weather patterns effect us all, whether they be politicians, businessmen, gardener, rich or poor.

It's time for all of us to sit up and pay a bit more attention when somebody is talking about the weather.