Yesterday the Boston Globe had an article on the snowy owl problem. These arctic birds have come further south and in greater numbers than in any previous December in living memory due to extreme cold in the arctic. They are posing a problem for planes at airports and the NY airports have started shooting them, to the consternation of naturalists. (Trapping solutions are now being tried.)
While the plight of these birds is a cause for concern, it is reassuring that we seem to be having a break in global warming. Antarctica has just recorded the coldest temperatures on record as well as record ice growth. (see below) Likewise, in the arctic ice growth has reversed its declining trend and the extent of sea ice in the north is now at normal historical levels.
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