Climate change in 2008

Happy New Year to you. I've just returned from Perth and somehow I think have managed to come back to Orange, New South Wales with the West Australian climate. We experienced temperatures of 42 degrees on Christmas Day and 44 on Boxing Day - so it was scorching hot and there were no problems heating up the BBQ. Opening the door to the outside world was like standing in front of a blast furnace. And while Orange has been baking in heat of around 30 degrees or so Perth temperatures are down to a respectable 21 degrees. So I feel like sending the heat back in return for a cool change. Anyway, here's to a great year ahead and a return to our usual weather patterns.