16th February 2006

Slight warming tendency

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The newspaper mentioned that for the first time in close to four decades, no ice has formed in the Gulf waters north of the Island. At first glance, it’s a “fluke of nature”. I mean, how can we have a cold winter without a warm one in comparison. But the next part really caught my attention. If there is a windy spell that lasts more than a few days, the lobster are expected to come ashore. That would be anomalous. Beyond the possibility for harvesting (after all, it shouldn’t qualify as illegal fishing) one must consider that maybe this whole global warming is starting to affect MY GLOBE.

Meanwhile, outside the weather is just short of being stormy, and the Environment Canada website has three different red flag-tags flying. New personal record. Somehow, I know that there won’t be a “storm day” out of this tomorrow, just nasty footing, but things are changing here on MY GLOBE. I joked that the option of hurricanes would have to be more comfortable than walking back from the bus in the stuff that was falling this afternoon. I might find out…

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