Brrrrrrrrrr....we're experiencing an icy chill here in Washington. It's been well- below freezing the last few days. A huge departure from the semi-balmy typical winters in this quasi-Southern city. Today's wake-up temperature was 18 degrees, and this past weekend hovered in the 20's. (Love ya, Capital Weather Gang!). It's been lots of tea, hot chocolate, soup, long underwear, down coats, and woolly hats around here. This deep freeze all across the northeast US - minus 35F in Saranac Lake, NY this morning!!! - and atypical icy, snowy conditions this winter in Europe are throwing us all for a loop. Coupled with last winter's historic blizzards, it's all quite bizarre.
But for the global warming skeptics - more appropriately and accurately referred to as climate change - please do not get all smug about it. The Arctic is downright balmy these days with 15 to 20 degree above average temperatures. And it sports a polar ice cap 30% smaller than in 1979 when we first began to measure it.
It all quite freaky if you ask me. I mean, have you read how the earth's magnetic poles seem to be reversing? Someday your compass needle pointing at the 'N', will actually be heading you towards Miami.
Seriously, I'm kind of freaked out. I even may start to panic if I thought it might do any good...
But for the global warming skeptics - more appropriately and accurately referred to as climate change - please do not get all smug about it. The Arctic is downright balmy these days with 15 to 20 degree above average temperatures. And it sports a polar ice cap 30% smaller than in 1979 when we first began to measure it.
It all quite freaky if you ask me. I mean, have you read how the earth's magnetic poles seem to be reversing? Someday your compass needle pointing at the 'N', will actually be heading you towards Miami.
Seriously, I'm kind of freaked out. I even may start to panic if I thought it might do any good...
