After they thawed out Elizabeth, the writer of most of their daily journals, she re-joined the group on their trek. She was the one who posted the balmy, May like weather report from saturday. Now they are stuck in below zero F temps, 35-50 mph winds, snow, and what is called a 'blizzard'. They will be holed up in their tents for a couple days until the weather clears, then they will crawl out of their tents and proclaim 'global warming' is ruining the artic, killing the polar bears, and melting all the glaciers. That is, if they are not frozen stiff.
I am about to start my society in favour of global warming, because a warmer climate means a more comfortable world.
My slogan: "Palm trees in Pittsburgh!"
My goal is to banish this annual nightmare we call "Winter", and to have 70degF temperatures at the North Pole, so expeditions like hers can be enjoyed in comfort.
Are you in?
D
(Note: My research shows that global warming increases temperatures during this "winter" and does not much affect summer temperatures or those in warmer climates. So we should be able to warm up the North Pole without making Bermuda a nightmare place. Hauling the polar icecaps to a place like Dubai where the might be a useful, marketable commodity is another part of my plan.)