So we're getting another six inches of snow as I'm writing this and then tonight another arctic freeze will be swooping in, further blackening my mood.
Another winter of record cold and drifting snow in the East. We haven't hit the so-called average normal high for this time of year in weeks. Same as last year. Is this proof that global warming isn't happening? Unfortunately for this warm-blooded guy who despises winter cold, it is not.
While planet-wide 2014 was the warmest on record, that was not really the point. The point is change. While many parts of the U.S. were cooler than usual, many other parts were and are hotter and drier than usual. Extremes are becoming more extreme. Rains have come harder, snow falls are deeper, and droughts are lasting longer.
Some may protest that what we're experiencing is just a cycle in nature and not an outcome of man-made causes. But whatever the case, it seems pretty clear that weather patterns are changing--and not for the better.
Another winter of record cold and drifting snow in the East. We haven't hit the so-called average normal high for this time of year in weeks. Same as last year. Is this proof that global warming isn't happening? Unfortunately for this warm-blooded guy who despises winter cold, it is not.
While planet-wide 2014 was the warmest on record, that was not really the point. The point is change. While many parts of the U.S. were cooler than usual, many other parts were and are hotter and drier than usual. Extremes are becoming more extreme. Rains have come harder, snow falls are deeper, and droughts are lasting longer.
Some may protest that what we're experiencing is just a cycle in nature and not an outcome of man-made causes. But whatever the case, it seems pretty clear that weather patterns are changing--and not for the better.
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