
Originally Posted by
Paris
I listened to Rush yesterday, too. I didn't hear him mention that the northwest passage is now closed due to ice, again.
The figures he quoted were winter only temps. Yes, this winter was cold. But the fact that I can grow palm trees in my yard (amongst other tropical plants) is testament that things do seem to be getting warmer.
Elk are dying in Minnesota because a parasite that normally dies in the cold winters is instead increasing in population. Lodge Pole pines are going extinct in Colorado for a similar reason (bark beetle infestation that normally dies in the cold winters). Hillsides in Montana are covered with these dead trees, I've seen it.
One year in planetary science means nothing, anyhow. One season is even less meaningful. Tell me how you feel about global warming in August. Until then, I'm taking a wait and see attitude (while planting lovely Bougainvillea vines in my previously too-cold region. My bulbs won't bloom because we didn't get cold enough this year.).
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