Global Warming Hits The Midwest With a Powerful Punch

A New Beginning News by Jennifer Dean November 10, 2007

Since Sunday the Midwest has been feeling the powerful effects of Global Warming. Even as Al Gore was accepting his Nobel Peace Prize for his work on protecting the environment, scientist were engaged in new research on an amazing phenomenon of global warming. An ice storm has blanketed much of the Midwest since Sunday. This widespread storm has caused numerous highway fatalities and rendering life difficult for the thousands who are now without power due to the storm. Scientist are blaming this recent event directly on global warming and its strong effect on the recent air currents flowing from Canada. “We are seeing a new pattern emerging, “ stated an official at the newly formed Midwest Warms Up Weather Station in Kansas City, MO. He continued saying, “For the last few years it has become warmer and warmer as evidenced by our lack of snow fall. This event however strikes us as the strongest proof yet that we are doomed to ever warmer winters. This ice storm has created the largest layer of ice in recent history and effected more people than any other storm in recent history. Yes, it is global warming as work.”

Yes, I created the fictitious news story up. It is a tongue in cheek analysis of the global warming craze at it’s best. Let’s blame an ice storm on global warming! I have not studied global warming in depth but I do believe our world is warming up. I was just talking to my Mom the other day about how much snow we used to get in MO when she was a little girl compared to today. I do not have faith in the panics, expensive proposed projects, or political pundits who pound the global warming scare into our heads on a daily basis. If it is getting warmer I can face it if we are presented with some real facts. On the other hand it seems the only time global warming is brought up to blame any environmental ill on is when it is warm. Hmm..do I hear any talk about the effect of global warming on the Midwest when we are in the midst of a ice storm? No, it’s only brought up on a record high heat day, or during a drought. Never when it is truly cold! What happened to global warming this week? Is it hibernating?

Here’s a link to a real story about the ice storm we are experiencing here in the Midwest. These are the real facts, ice and all.

You’ll have to excuse me here. This global warming thought all came about when I was logging in to Blogger.com and saw the “blog of note” today is carbonfund.org, a nonprofit carbon offset company. They are trying to sell enviromental note cards as Christmas stocking stuffers (only from a carbon free printing company). Need I say more?