But that doesn't explain why it's been abnormally warm in Asia and Europe too. for Example Moscow is normally below zero at this time of the year and yet they've been experiencing temperatures in excess of 10 degrees celcius which is very similar to what I'm experiencing this year in Ottawa. On average it's 8 below at this time of year. And I've looked up several other places around the world such as Berlin, Bankok, Shanghai etc. and they are forcasting above average temperatures over the next week.
Now, I'm not some tree hugging hippy, but I can't help but think that this is slightly abnormal. I'm not going to go as far as to say that global warming has just struck us in an extreme fashion but I think that there is something to be said for this years abnormal weatehr patterns. As well as last years freak hurricane season. And heck, if walking to the bus stop instead of driving downtown and turning off a few lights I don't need etc. might help save the environment for future generations, I'm down. It would be rather short sighted and particularly naive of us not to try and think a little further down the road.