takeahnase

The elements sure are harsh this year, aren't they? In fact, they have been quite harsh for a while now, since winter, I believe.

When I reach back into my memory, I recall mostly bland weather. I recall a thoroughly rainy summer that I spent in the country, at the cottage my grandmother owns. Most winters were uneventful, the temperature rarely went below -5 degrees Celsius and snow was rarely seen. Summers were also moderate - rarely did the temperature soar above 30 degrees C.

Long before that, we would of course complain about heat or frost, but these were occasional events, seemingly receding...

It all started, I think, with the incredibly harsh winter we experienced at the beginning of 2010. Not only was it fierce, it was also incredibly persistent, hanging around even during March. April brought us a short spring. Summer was in full force around the end of May... The intense rains combined with the melting snow resulted in floods all across Poland - even Warsaw was flooded by Vistula.

And now? Intense waves of scorching heat that last for whole weeks. Today finally saw a change of weather - a massive storm came around (come to think of it - most thunderstorms this year are incredibly fierce). One of our networking devices was actually damaged when the blackouts came, after a deafening thunder struck nearby.

Even as I write this, heavy clouds hang overhead, threatening rain any second. And it's still hot...

I wrote about this strange tendency because I find it somewhat fearsome - a mark of the interesting times we live in. Will it eventually yield to another period of moderate weather or will it continue spiraling out of control? We'll have to see.