On Apr 8, 5:36?am, "JimH" wrote:
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Easter Sunday, 2007.

Sorry to see you snowed in. I am cognizant that Easter is undoubtedly
a very important day at your house, and you probably aren't used to
adapting your egg hunts and other celebrations to a snow storm.

Local weather disruptions are a symptom of larger climate changes. For
a relatively last few seconds of geologic time (IOW, most of recorded
human history) we have relied on a circulation of air and water
between the tropics and the poles to generate the winds and currents
that influence weather. This circulation has resulted from the
difference in temperatures at the poles vs. the tropics.

Now that the polar ice cap is so incredibly diminished, the
relationship between the temperatures is changing. "Weird
weather" (even if it's locally colder) can be a sign of climate
shift. You won't catch me out on some limb claiming that it's all the
fault of mankind, but just because you've got snow in Ohio 1/4 of the
way through April doesn't mean that there's no global warming.

If this problem proves to be as serious as some predict, we are all at
risk of being regulated right out of our boats, cars, RV's, etc.
That's why I advocate keeping an open mind and being prepared to take
some small steps now if that means we won't have to take drastic steps
in the future.