At a time when starvation runs rampant in Africa, an anomalous meteorological event this autumn in the UK was met with a different reaction. The development paradigm is clearly at work in the consequences of a potentially drought-causing heat wave were the UK to have Africa's infrastructure or political climate. To quote the article, "a lamb has been born early and a field of about 100 sunflowers have blossomed near Bamburgh castle". This can either be taken as a mark of proper preparedness on the part of the UK, or as indicative of a severe disproportion in global economic distribution.
((Article at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15107937))
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