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oh that's really hot prof, the hottest I think that registered here this year is 35.3 degrees celcius, it was so hot, guess they took that reading in another place. well my city Las Pinas is considered to be one of the cleanest and greenest of the cities here in Metro Manila, Philippines ( based on several awards), but even then we also experienced some heat and thank God it's already starting to rain, wow 49 degrees celcius, terrible, something is really wrong with our planet, things you mentioned happen when there is an environmental imbalance.

hi prof! i don't think i can live in a 49-53 degrees celsius of environment. that's sweltering hot in my opinion. how can you bear it? whenever it's 32-35 degrees celsius in my area, i'm already cranky with sweat. i would literally sweat just by standing. hehe when i was a kid, our hometown was just a small town. not a lot of vehicles and very green. many roads were uneven. kids usually play in the neighborhood climbing trees, going to the rivers and streams, flying kites in the small hills, sampling traditional food delicacies along the way. we used to have cows, goats and carabaos/buffalos out in the street, sometimes grazing in the grassland. we do have electricity but not much electronics. we have a main intersection in the highway at the town proper. the usual landmarks were the schools in the north, hospital in the south, market in the east and church in the west. now, our hometown is a small city. lots of shopping centers, convenience shops, fastfood chains. it can be crowded at times. there's no space to fly kites anymore. the rivers and streams are no longer clean. instead, people go to pools and resorts. i'm thankful that it has remained green still despite so many houses built in the city proper. we now have busy streets, lots of vehicles and sometimes there would be traffic. we're just fortunate that we were able to maintain a small garden at home. my mom grows some flowers and greens. every morning we have birds chirping. sometimes, butterflies grace our little garden too. of course there are lots of bugs around. hehe

Oh wow i cant imagine that heat prof. Its still hot here but luckily these past few days we have some rains, and it is so start of rainy season, but we cannot tell since climate change really affects us.

hi professor, i too remember the old days when our house was surrounded by rice paddies, and we go to school walking on the little elevated portions in between. i dont remember myself complaining how hot it is because it felt that the surrounding was just as comfortable as when i am at home. we used to climb trees in school and we even make picnics up on the branches. yes! really. my classmates and i go up on branches and we eat our lunch there. and it is fun. i have not experienced flooding before, unlike now. now all the rice paddies are roads and concrete houses. although there are still trees that i see, it is no longer the fruit bearing once we use to pass by from school where we even stop first to gather fruits before reaching home. our home is located at the foot of a hill which use to be full of trees. now the hill has become a housing subdivision and when it rains, all the waters flow by the roads going down to our little road and floods for a small while until it drains several hours after. due to the heavy flux of the people, there are so many houses, and the government could not cope with the mosquito outbreak hence there is this dengue. we just try very hard to have clean surroundings to avoid the disease. and am happy the neighbors try that too thats why it is not a problem here yet. but if you ask me which ambiance i like better? i will say i want that 30-40 years ago. the heat now is unbearable. ann

Throughout my life all of the places that I have lived have always been suburban areas, meaning that there is a lot of concrete and a fairly large amount of traffic. However, we are still lucky enough to experience all four of the seasons. This year, however, has been a little bit strange in that it never really got cold during the winter and summer isn't really here yet, but it is already hot outside. As far as mosquitoes go, we definitely have our fair share here, but the city does try to tame them by spraying a few times during the summer.

Oh my, it's really that hot in your place professor ? Well, industrialization is one of the main reason why the environment becomes so hot. They cut the trees and the cemented roads would really absorb so much heat. The small spaces of the houses can really block the air from circulating more. Thus, the heat is really unbearable outside. if only they would not cut down the trees.

Hi Professor, I am unable to imagine such heat as you have today and know that I could not live that way. I have probably seen 30 degrees about 20 times in my entire life. I am quite comfortable with 20 degrees Celsius. I can however, relate to the changes that have come about in the past fifty to sixty years. I too remember the narrow roads, no electricity or running water and no industry as we have today. Wood heat was our source for cooking and for warmth in the winter when the temperature often drops to 20 degrees below zero. I'm happy to report that we still have places to walk where there are trees and we can listen to the birds. The only times the mosquitoes bother me is if I'm fishing by a stream in the forest. This is what people call progress and I guess those of our age group have always complained about change, but such is life. Blessings.