She’s right and the el Nino stuff is crap. These experiences span a couple of years.

Our last few summer trips to the UP (my wife’s a UPer) were in very hot weather. Some people in the UP are even installing central air in their homes. These are people who have lived in that area for many years and never even thought about central air in the past.

I’m in a suburb of Lansing. Have lived in this area all my life. I have to say this is incredible.

There have been a few warm spells around the change of the year in the past. Three that I can remember. Once in the fifties and twice in the eighties. However, those events lasted, at most, maybe five to seven days. It’s been in the 40s and even in the 50s a few times all through December and so far in January. We have no snow on the ground and haven’t had any snow on the ground.

Typically, the last week of December and the first three weeks of January are characterized by bitter cold and snow. Last week of January is often a thaw followed by bitter cold in February.

But, horror of horrors, most of the upper peninsula has NO SNOW. As a lifelong Michiganian I have to say that a snowless UP in January is incredible. Completely beyond my memory (I’m 64).

This is becoming a bit scary.

Chief Seattle wasn’t lying, Pach. Great quote.

Will we ever wake up and realize what we’re doing here? Before it’s too late, that is?

climate news and research from actual, real climate scientists …

it’s January 6 in central Maine and we have not had a winter. it was again in the mid 50s today. this is climate change, folks. just as predicted for the last 20 years.

stock up on air conditioners … let’s make sure we pumping as much CO2 into the atmosphere as possible … and drive around a lot too …

Google 2025 Report and weather

Here’s the report

Mmmm, questions, questions, questions

Not that global warming doesn’t have something to do with it, but, ya think Shrub would not ask the AF to nudge the jet stream north a little bit while he’s in office?

I think he might

Winters here have been getting progressivly warmer over the last few years. When I was a kid we’d have snow drifts on street corners that were so high you couldn’t see if a car was there or not. People had to put little orange balls on the tops of their radio antenna just to be seen at intersections.

For the last ten years it’s just gotten warmer and warmer.

Glad you’ve read Diamond’s “Collapse”.
Believe it or not, I haven’t actually read it yet, but heard plenty thru hubby who has, and at seminars and discussions (& plan to get to it soon).
We both would also recommend “Guns, Germs & Steel” by Diamond – very thought-provoking about factors affecting development & survival or demise of civilizations.

I only know what I read 3rd & 4th hand about just how much fight Gore still has in him. But I do know he certainly has improved his campaigning style tremendously. No longer the wooden professional-dull-guy he was. I honestly think he just might find it worth a shot. He looks really energized and enthusiastic these days.

I sure like prospects of Gore as prez better than a varying crowd of wannabees who might not act so dedicated and honest, once in office. Some (e.g., Biden) are so “slick” they’re just a chore even to see anywhere near a camera, even tho they’re brilliantly articulate compared to the currentpRezidentialoccupant.

We all have our favorites, but I swear the Dems have such depth on their team, any one of a number of them would blow jr. & all the rest-a the r’pugs right outta the water. Even McCain is acting defeated before he’s begun, what with his Iraq stance splattered all over his face.

I also have considerable faith at this point, in spite of my current spate of generalized doldrums, that the miraculous wonderment of blog growth like FDL’s will make a HEEEUUUGE difference in how any even marginally good candidates act in office, much less their chances for getting that far in the 1st place.

Say bye bye to chances of jr.- & bigtime-types being able to crawl into office under everyone’s radar quite so easily. *says she, crossing fingers*

Thanks for holding ma’hand for awhile. The dialogue helps a lot. We get sooo frustrated!