I wonder if that's all because of global warming?
No...no....no.....now that global warming is showing itself to be a joke, they're calling it "climate change", which is also a manmade disaster.
Slick, huh? ANY weather phenomenon is by definition different and "a change" from what is typical, and "change" is manmade, and bad.
Winter 2007 saw the Phoenix, AZ area freeze for the first time in decades. People all over the valley lost trees and plants. This winter seems to be shaping up to be another really cold one.