Yes, It’s Cold but Don’t be Fooled
I live it Florida and it is now quite cold. We have had freezing temperatures at night a some dusting of snow in places which don’t usually see a single snowflake.
Everybody is talking about how cold it is. I hear remarks such as:
“I got up and it was 27 degrees outside. There was ice on my car. That does it – I’m moving to Florida. Oh, wait a minute – this is Florida!”
Yep, everyone is talking about the cold, and with good reason. Record lows in amounts of snow in many parts of the country. They are used to the snow, but this is an extreme!
Nobody is talking about global warming Those of us who have been trying to spread the word for the past few years about the dangers of climate change – even we have been hesitant to bring it up. It just seems rather inappropriate to walk up to someone shivering at a bus stop and start talking about the about the importance of decreasing the size of that carbon footprint.
I live it Florida and it is now quite cold. We have had freezing temperatures at night a some dusting of snow in places which don’t usually see a single snowflake.
Everybody is talking about how cold it is. I hear remarks such as:
“I got up and it was 27 degrees outside. There was ice on my car. That does it – I’m moving to Florida. Oh, wait a minute – this is Florida!”
Yep, everyone is talking about the cold, and with good reason. Record lows in amounts of snow in many parts of the country. They are used to the snow, but this is an extreme!
Nobody is talking about global warming Those of us who have been trying to spread the word for the past few years about the dangers of climate change – even we have been hesitant to bring it up. It just seems rather inappropriate to walk up to someone shivering at a bus stop and start talking about the about the importance of decreasing the size of that carbon footprint.
But, the global warming discussion is still vary much relevant.
Human-induced climate change is altering the entire global weather pattern. Not all parts of the country are exp
eriencing record lows. Parts of the west coast are currently enjoying record highs and near-record highs. That is why Thomas Friedman, author of the wonderful book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded, likes the term global weirding.That’s right, the fact that your teeth may be chattering while you look around to make sure you are actually still in the Sunshine State may in fact be partially due to global warming. And, even if this cold-snap has nothing to do with man-made greenhouse gasses, just keep in mind that human-induced climate change is a reality and this cold weather is in no means any proof or indication that the danger that our release of our rampant energy use is nonexistent.
Now, I need to go to the supermarket. I am going to wear a sweater under my coat. \
I remind myself that I must not complain about the cold. I spend much to much of the year complaining about the heat and humidity of this area, and hoping they don’t get too much worse too quickly.
But still – Brrrrrr!
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