Jun 24, 2008

A fib to repair a mistake

I
Was
Very wrong
Rainy season's
Official start point
Isn't set by the Weather Bureau

Apparently the Weather Bureau stopped giving a specific date for the beginning and end of the rainy season a few years ago. They stopped because there are years when it never actually ends - that is, the specific scientific conditions for the end never actually occur. This makes it extremely difficult to say that it begins again the next year, when it is still officially continuing.

Now the newspapers and TV news make the announcement but it is not an official government statement.

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