In case
you have friends and acquaintances that still persist in NOT believing a fairly
drastic climate change is and has been going on, tell them this: December 22,
2013 it was 70 degrees in New York City. A temperature that was equal to or
higher than any major city in America including the south and the west. In fact
while New Yorkers walked around in tee-shirts, flip flops and shorts Dallas was
30 degrees on the same day. What explains such an anomaly? In fact it was the
hottest Dec.22 ever recorded in NYC.
No big
deal in the short run. Cold here, warm there, you say potato; I say patato. But
what does climate change bode for the future? How weird is this all going to
get? Will summer and winter change months? Will every city have to brace for
either a warm winter or a cold summer? Are all the reliable givens about
weather off the table? Tornadoes on Long Island, super storms, and arctic storms;
it seems anything is possible on any day. It’s really only been what 15 years
that we've noticed significant changes. It started slowly, a freak storm here
or super-hot spell there but now every year is wild and woolly.
I lived
55 years without ever hearing about a tsunami happening somewhere in the world
but in the last 10 years there have been 3 major tsunami’s I know of. When I
was a teen (I know, I know) I could go outside and basically tell you what
month of the year it was or at least be off only by a few weeks. Today I can’t
tell you anything about what month it is. It went from a high of 28 degrees last
Wednesday to 70 degrees in 3 days. It sure is interesting.
Oh
well, all part of the experience of living in the 21st century. I
wonder if a hundred years from now there will be no seasons. It will be like
the Presidents Birthdays in February, just pick days close to the target day
so’s not to miss your 3 day weekend. Just rearrange the calendar irrespective
of seasons or weather. If that happens they can have Christmas in June and
barbecue in December. I woke up this morning and it was 18 degrees!
By the way, from The Bailey
Post:
Merry
Christmas to all and to all a good
night!!
Thoroughly enjoyed your Christmas experiences, and could not agree more with your assessment of this crazy weather. We've had 72+weather all week and cannot get over the fact that we don't know how to dress without checking the weather report!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to keep up with your new adventures in the big city and while the 'Big Ball Drops' in Times Square, we will be in your time zone but down in Florida where my sister-in-law moved this summer! Hope to see you in the new year as well!! Stay well and look forward to hearing more of your observations of the Big City!!