When it comes to the weather, Australians have to be the most optimistic nation in the world. Why? Despite over 10 years of weather with far below average rainfall in all areas, rather than admit to climate change they put on their rose-colored sunnies and call it a "slight drought." And I'm not talking global warming climate change but analysis by climatologists that show that Australia was merely in one of its wet periods when it was settled.So when after 2 years of the Todd River being completely dried up, it began running again following 2-inches of rain in what we in the US would've just regarded as a flash flood, the event was instead hailed in the community as hope the drought is over. It's not of course and the river dried back up within hours. "No worries!" they exclaim, "It'll be back to normal soon!"
What then fuels this optimism? I would say maybe it was something in the water but, well, ya know...
- Farmer Ted
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