Indeed it has been a strange and interesting high season! Whether we agree or not with the ambiguous concept of ?global warming? or the more down to earth term ?climate change?, there is change underway?under our noses and before our very eyes?across the land, in the sky, and on the water. Let?s consider monsoonal winds and surf raking havoc during the King?s Cup, blustery rain storms from the west in December and January almost every day, surf in the high season, massive floods in Hat Yai and other areas, unprecedented impacts felt across Phuket?s diving industry due to unpredictable weather coupled with national park closures due to coral bleaching from overly warm waters. Is it a 1 in a 100-year fluke? Or are we seeing the effects of climate change?