That's because another weather phenomena, called the North Atlantic oscillation is playing oddball by staying positive and keeping the cold away from the rest of North America. About 90 percent of the time, the North Atlantic and Arctic oscillations are in synch, Halpert said. But not this time, so much of the United States is escaping the winter's worst. What's happening isn't just an inconvenience.
Trees and plants budding early may lose their chance to bloom when the inevitable deep freeze returns, said U.S. Geological Survey ecologist Jake Weltzin, who heads a national network that monitors the timing of spring for plants and animals. He said peach trees are budding in Georgia and in Oklahoma forsythia and daffodils have been out for two weeks now, adding "it's happening everywhere."
In other words, it's warm. This morning I awoke to a very warm, very foggy day. Halfway through the month of February, the forecast calls for nothing lower than the high 40s.
The point? Things are changing. They always are. But just like with everything else, it is up to us to make something of the changes.
The Bible says of change:
God does not.
We have the opportunity to.
If we don't change, and become like children, we will not enter the kingdom.
Change is both good and not so much. Change is something to be expected and accepted.
I've said many times I embrace change; I just don't like going through it. As I go find a short-sleeved shirt to put on to go out to meet the February day, it is worth noting that change is something politicians promise. See what that's gotten us.
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