got your card and your check. thanks.
it's been very warm
here, too. there were days in november where we got over 20 degreees,
and over 25 with the humidex. humidex readings in november! and, we've
gotten over 15 a few times in december.
it's 12 right now, but
it's more than the temperature - it feels like april. just the air
humidity. the fact that there is no frost in the ground at all. i don't
think we're going to actually get a winter, here at all. the closest
thing to winter will be a few snaps around 0.
i mean, the days
are getting longer, now. there's no ice on the lakes. there's not even
much snow cover in northern ontario. in order to have winter here, we
have to have snow cover north of here to reflect the sunlight and we
have to have the lakes freeze over, at least a little bit.
it's
supposedly the el nino, and that's no doubt true. but these increasingly
intense el ninos are a consequence of warming ocean temperatures.
i
think it might get cold again for a few years after this, though. when
the el nino fades, we're going to have to go back to dealing with those
exaggerated jetstreams as a consequence of the upcoming solar minimum.
so enjoy the nice weather this year.