I was talking to friends the other day about how the weather affects us, agriculture etc. one of us mentioned that farmers can get irate when weather predicitions are wrong (they worked at BBC Bristol Weather for experience, and they apparently get bombarded everyday by abusive phonecalls), and then another said that maybe they need to pay more attention to their feelings about the weather and not rely on forecasts so much...so we discussed how possible this really is, but didn't really have anything to go on.
In lectures we have learnt about cultures which have died out almost instantly due to drought or severe weather of some sort in the past. This epitomises our dependance.
Also i am always thinking how the weather affects my state of mind, i can be miserable when it's wet and i have to be inside, but when it's sunny i can forget my worries and act like everything is fine, i am constantly amazed how dependant on the weather i am.
so, what are people's feelings on this? and what funky devices are there for predicting weather (like forked twigs...), and do they work to any degree at all?
Does rain stop you from stepping outside or are you indifferent to a spot of drizzle? Does it get you down, or do you breeze through it (excuse the pun)?
I guess i am asking the question in part to try to understand how we might cope with rapid weather changes of the future due to warming, will we react badly and in fear? or will we adapt quickly? we are good adapters on the whole, since we have tools, but what about emotionally?
Any thoughts welcome.
In lectures we have learnt about cultures which have died out almost instantly due to drought or severe weather of some sort in the past. This epitomises our dependance.
Also i am always thinking how the weather affects my state of mind, i can be miserable when it's wet and i have to be inside, but when it's sunny i can forget my worries and act like everything is fine, i am constantly amazed how dependant on the weather i am.
so, what are people's feelings on this? and what funky devices are there for predicting weather (like forked twigs...), and do they work to any degree at all?
Does rain stop you from stepping outside or are you indifferent to a spot of drizzle? Does it get you down, or do you breeze through it (excuse the pun)?
I guess i am asking the question in part to try to understand how we might cope with rapid weather changes of the future due to warming, will we react badly and in fear? or will we adapt quickly? we are good adapters on the whole, since we have tools, but what about emotionally?
Any thoughts welcome.