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What weird weather we are having. When you have to put the AC on in February then there is something strange going on.
Normally this time of year we have been down to Manazel and bought a few oil filled radiators or fan heaters and we are wrapped up in all our woolly’s huddled around them trying to get warm.
This year the sweat is blinding us as we refuse to put on the air conditioner because it is … February.
In the middle of January when there was the briefest hint of a chill, we moved the fire pit into prime position on our patio, we went and bought a load of logs and had one glorious evening sitting around a real fire filling our lungs (and hair) with smoke and blethering away about how lovely it was.
Since then, anytime someone mentioned a fire we have replied ‘not in this heat’. We have now moved the fire pit back to its summer storage area, at least we have some logs for next year. The historical average temperature for Bahrain in February is 18–20C during the day and 14–16C at night. This last couple of weeks it has been 25-25C during the day and a sweltering 20C at night.
We have tried sleeping with the window open but if you live in the middle of a city it’s very noisy all night long. Still, we stick it out and do not put on the dreaded AC. Sticky is definitely the operative word.
So, is this it then?
The long predicted global warming has arrived, and we are all going to bake all year round instead of having a small respite in the winter.
Global temperatures are rising the polar ice caps are melting and all low-lying ground is going to be drowned. Maybe not the time to mention that the highest point in Bahrain is Smoky Mountain (Jebel Dukhan) which is a mighty 134 metres above sea level. If all the ice caps melted the sea level would rise by about 70 metres so it’s going to get a bit crowded on the top of the Jebel.
Looks like I am going to retire to Scotland after all, plenty of hills there and I could buy a boat instead of a car.
Global warming would turn the climate there from brass monkey to pleasantly mild might even be able to BBQ a few days a year.
In the meantime, since it looks increasingly inevitable that we’ll be starting the AC earlier and running it longer, those solar panels I mentioned last week may need to become a reality, if only to soften the blow of the electricity bill.
It looks like I will also be off down to the charity shops to donate all these sweaters, fleeces and wooly trousers I no longer have any use for. It’s even too hot to wear the kilt, Hoots Mon!
Jackie@JBeedie.com
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