Sounds of the City...

Following an earlier post about a BBC project mapping sounds around the world, I was contacted about the LONDON SOUND SURVEY, which is in many ways even more impressive, as sound files are Creative Commons licensed...
There is also a super map: SEE HEAR: A VISUAL GUIDE, which uses icons to show the relative prevalence of certain sounds across map. The SOUND MAP could inspire your own local sound investigations.

It's hot in the city today, and will be so until next week....

This issue from FLICKR user finkangel under Creative Commons from a previous heatwave...

Watching the temperature at a local RAF base rise steadily during the day on my
WEATHER WATCH LIVE widget, which sits in my toolbar, and shows the temperature and other weather information. Currently showing 23 degrees Celsius and has been rising since 9am, when it was 14 degrees...

Take care in the heat: some advice here

Special prize for first person who can spot the usual: "It's hotter than [INSERT 'HOT' PLACE HERE] ... " newspaper headline....

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