diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/WorldChunkManager.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/WorldChunkManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3eff8654c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/WorldChunkManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package net.minecraft.server;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+public class WorldChunkManager {
+
+    private NoiseGeneratorOctaves2 e;
+    private NoiseGeneratorOctaves2 f;
+    private NoiseGeneratorOctaves2 g;
+    public double[] temperature;
+    public double[] rain;
+    public double[] c;
+    public BiomeBase[] d;
+
+    protected WorldChunkManager() {}
+
+    public WorldChunkManager(World world) {
+        this.e = new NoiseGeneratorOctaves2(new Random(world.getSeed() * 9871L), 4);
+        this.f = new NoiseGeneratorOctaves2(new Random(world.getSeed() * 39811L), 4);
+        this.g = new NoiseGeneratorOctaves2(new Random(world.getSeed() * 543321L), 2);
+    }
+
+    public BiomeBase a(ChunkCoordIntPair chunkcoordintpair) {
+        return this.getBiome(chunkcoordintpair.x << 4, chunkcoordintpair.z << 4);
+    }
+
+    public BiomeBase getBiome(int i, int j) {
+        return this.getBiomeData(i, j, 1, 1)[0];
+    }
+
+    public BiomeBase[] getBiomeData(int i, int j, int k, int l) {
+        this.d = this.a(this.d, i, j, k, l);
+        return this.d;
+    }
+
+    public double[] a(double[] adouble, int i, int j, int k, int l) {
+        if (adouble == null || adouble.length < k * l) {
+            adouble = new double[k * l];
+        }
+
+        adouble = this.e.a(adouble, (double) i, (double) j, k, l, 0.02500000037252903D, 0.02500000037252903D, 0.25D);
+        this.c = this.g.a(this.c, (double) i, (double) j, k, l, 0.25D, 0.25D, 0.5882352941176471D);
+        int i1 = 0;
+
+        for (int j1 = 0; j1 < k; ++j1) {
+            for (int k1 = 0; k1 < l; ++k1) {
+                double d0 = this.c[i1] * 1.1D + 0.5D;
+                double d1 = 0.01D;
+                double d2 = 1.0D - d1;
+                double d3 = (adouble[i1] * 0.15D + 0.7D) * d2 + d0 * d1;
+
+                d3 = 1.0D - (1.0D - d3) * (1.0D - d3);
+                if (d3 < 0.0D) {
+                    d3 = 0.0D;
+                }
+
+                if (d3 > 1.0D) {
+                    d3 = 1.0D;
+                }
+
+                adouble[i1] = d3;
+                ++i1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return adouble;
+    }
+
+    public BiomeBase[] a(BiomeBase[] abiomebase, int i, int j, int k, int l) {
+        if (abiomebase == null || abiomebase.length < k * l) {
+            abiomebase = new BiomeBase[k * l];
+        }
+
+        this.temperature = this.e.a(this.temperature, (double) i, (double) j, k, k, 0.02500000037252903D, 0.02500000037252903D, 0.25D);
+        this.rain = this.f.a(this.rain, (double) i, (double) j, k, k, 0.05000000074505806D, 0.05000000074505806D, 0.3333333333333333D);
+        this.c = this.g.a(this.c, (double) i, (double) j, k, k, 0.25D, 0.25D, 0.5882352941176471D);
+        int i1 = 0;
+
+        for (int j1 = 0; j1 < k; ++j1) {
+            for (int k1 = 0; k1 < l; ++k1) {
+                double d0 = this.c[i1] * 1.1D + 0.5D;
+                double d1 = 0.01D;
+                double d2 = 1.0D - d1;
+                double d3 = (this.temperature[i1] * 0.15D + 0.7D) * d2 + d0 * d1;
+
+                d1 = 0.0020D;
+                d2 = 1.0D - d1;
+                double d4 = (this.rain[i1] * 0.15D + 0.5D) * d2 + d0 * d1;
+
+                d3 = 1.0D - (1.0D - d3) * (1.0D - d3);
+                if (d3 < 0.0D) {
+                    d3 = 0.0D;
+                }
+
+                if (d4 < 0.0D) {
+                    d4 = 0.0D;
+                }
+
+                if (d3 > 1.0D) {
+                    d3 = 1.0D;
+                }
+
+                if (d4 > 1.0D) {
+                    d4 = 1.0D;
+                }
+
+                this.temperature[i1] = d3;
+                this.rain[i1] = d4;
+                abiomebase[i1++] = BiomeBase.a(d3, d4);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return abiomebase;
+    }
+
+    // CraftBukkit start
+    public double getHumidity(int x, int z) {
+        return this.f.a(this.rain, (double)x, (double)z, 1, 1, 0.05000000074505806D, 0.05000000074505806D, 0.3333333333333333D)[0];
+    }
+    // CraftBukkit end
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
index 7170a9be4c..8c47fa7561 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.bukkit.ChunkSnapshot;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.TreeType;
 import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.block.Biome;
 import org.bukkit.generator.BlockPopulator;
 
 public class CraftWorld implements World {
@@ -488,6 +489,56 @@ public class CraftWorld implements World {
         return populators;
     }
 
+    public Block getHighestBlockAt(int x, int z) {
+        return getBlockAt(x, getHighestBlockYAt(x, z), z);
+    }
+
+    public Block getHighestBlockAt(Location location) {
+        return getHighestBlockAt(location.getBlockX(), location.getBlockZ());
+    }
+
+    public Biome getBiome(int x, int z) {
+        BiomeBase base = getHandle().getWorldChunkManager().getBiome(x, z);
+
+        if (base == BiomeBase.RAINFOREST) {
+            return Biome.RAINFOREST;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SWAMPLAND) {
+            return Biome.SWAMPLAND;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SEASONAL_FOREST) {
+            return Biome.SEASONAL_FOREST;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.FOREST) {
+            return Biome.FOREST;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SAVANNA) {
+            return Biome.SAVANNA;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SHRUBLAND) {
+            return Biome.SHRUBLAND;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TAIGA) {
+            return Biome.TAIGA;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.DESERT) {
+            return Biome.DESERT;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.PLAINS) {
+            return Biome.PLAINS;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.ICE_DESERT) {
+            return Biome.ICE_DESERT;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TUNDRA) {
+            return Biome.TUNDRA;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.HELL) {
+            return Biome.HELL;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SKY) {
+            return Biome.SKY;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public double getTemperature(int x, int z) {
+        return getHandle().getWorldChunkManager().a((double[])null, x, z, 1, 1)[0];
+    }
+
+    public double getHumidity(int x, int z) {
+        return getHandle().getWorldChunkManager().getHumidity(x, z);
+    }
+
     private final class ChunkCoordinate {
         public final int x;
         public final int z;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
index 7bc8578c3a..9adf897b9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
@@ -330,37 +330,15 @@ public class CraftBlock implements Block {
     }
 
     public Biome getBiome() {
-        BiomeBase base = chunk.getHandle().world.getWorldChunkManager().getBiome(x, z);
+        return getWorld().getBiome(x, z);
+    }
 
-        if (base == BiomeBase.RAINFOREST) {
-            return Biome.RAINFOREST;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SWAMPLAND) {
-            return Biome.SWAMPLAND;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SEASONAL_FOREST) {
-            return Biome.SEASONAL_FOREST;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.FOREST) {
-            return Biome.FOREST;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SAVANNA) {
-            return Biome.SAVANNA;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SHRUBLAND) {
-            return Biome.SHRUBLAND;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TAIGA) {
-            return Biome.TAIGA;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.DESERT) {
-            return Biome.DESERT;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.PLAINS) {
-            return Biome.PLAINS;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.ICE_DESERT) {
-            return Biome.ICE_DESERT;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TUNDRA) {
-            return Biome.TUNDRA;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.HELL) {
-            return Biome.HELL;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SKY) {
-            return Biome.SKY;
-        }
+    public double getTemperature() {
+        return getWorld().getTemperature(x, z);
+    }
 
-        return null;
+    public double getHumidity() {
+        return getWorld().getHumidity(x, z);
     }
 
     public boolean isBlockPowered() {
@@ -400,4 +378,12 @@ public class CraftBlock implements Block {
     public int getBlockPower() {
         return getBlockPower(BlockFace.SELF);
     }
+
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return getType() == Material.AIR;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isLiquid() {
+        return (getType() == Material.WATER) || (getType() == Material.STATIONARY_WATER) || (getType() == Material.LAVA) || (getType() == Material.STATIONARY_LAVA);
+    }
 }