From time to time there is much alarmist talk in Washington about the threat of “global warming.” But not today.
Instead, Washington has literally been shut down by more than two feet of snow, with more falling.
In fact, a great part of our country has been hit by a particularly hard and cold winter. (And “the groundhog saw his shadow, so six more weeks of winter are expected.”)
There are some big variations in our climate for a great many reasons, most of them not manmade. Today, however, most weather attention is being devoted to just digging out, bundling up, keeping the heat and lights on — and wondering how far off spring may be.