So far this winter, in New England (southern, but still New England!, with our share of snow storms!), we’ve had about five minutes of what appeared to be small hail. This is as close as we’ve come to having snow. So far.
Now, either this means OMG GLOBAL WARMING WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, or Nature has some tricks up her sleeve for my [hope, wish, sacrifice to deities of academe] graduation at the end of May.
Meanwhile, a 41-square-mile ice shelf breaks free near the North Pole. Global warming it is!
Also, the US gov’t says it’s decided to classify polar bears as an endangered species, which means they need to put forth an action plan to protect them. Given that a major factor in their endangerment is the loss of their habitat due to a melting polar ice cap, that should be interesting…