A recent report from the government agency in charge of such matters outlined some of the possible effects of climate change or global warming on Nicaragua. For a start, rainfall in Pacific areas has fallen by 6% to 10% over the last 100 years, overall temperatures have climbed the mercury slightly, and sea levels may have risen an inch or two. In reality, no one really knows for sure since records of what was and what is are sketchy at best.

Yet even so, it is possible to predict that the best export gourmet coffee will have to be grown at higher altitudes and droughts will be more erratic and unpredictable than before. Prognoses for the upcoming hurricane season do not yet have any odds being placed on them by Jimmy the Greek. In all likelihood, the whims of the winds will prevail. We suggest buying an umbrella and fixing a hole in the roof where the rain comes in.