Jan 09 2008
What A Difference a Week Makes
I hate that I feel like all I write about anymore is the weather, but the drastic changes of the last week deserve to be noted. Less than one week ago, I was complaining about how bitterly cold it was up here in Portland. And then, as though Mother Nature herself is one of my (5 or so) readers, it started warming up. And then it kept warming up. And now it’s freakishly warm for January. We hit 60° F yesterday, and I think today’s high was 54° or 55°. This is January! I wasn’t expecting temperatures like this until April.
I’m not so sure I’ll go as far as to say that this proves global warming, or that humankind is causing it, but it sure does seem to prove that weather patterns are changing. From 3′ of snow in December to 60° F in the first week of 2008 is just not normal. But I sure do enjoy walking the dog when it’s this nice out…