January 14th, 2012 it was the first birthday I have ever had without an abundance of snow. 48 degrees and sunny, a sweatshirt and jeans was suffiecient to wear outside and be comfortable. Being from North Dakota this is a very unordinary typical day in January. One knows that even though this is not typical it can change in an instant. As of today, January 16th, the temperature remains in the single digit temperature. Yet again according to weather.com the temperature is supposed to be back up in the 40's by this weekend. Is this what will make North Dakotans believe in global warming? It sure as hell wasn't the last 3 winters that would make us think its really occuring.
After the flooding that accured from the major amount of accumulated snow as well as the endless rain this spring and the cold temps that made it seem like summer would never come. Few North Dakotans believe in what is called Global Warming, will this years weather change their minds?
As a rural farm girl walking across the big campus of U of Mary, :) many times I tend to not notice how cold the weather becomes, but how warm it actually is. The cold winters have seemed to adapt to my body well because of all the outdoor work that must be done everyday outside, whether its 40 degrees or 40 below zero. The cattle and horses must be fed so the cold weather seems to numb the body and being out everyday I got used to that feeling. However watching others walk across campus, it seems to be a different story for sum. As of this last month with what I believe to be an amazing winter, others are bundled up in coats, hats, gloves, scarves. Look around while walking around your campus and I bet many would be able to pick out who is originally from this state and who isn't.
What to believe in and what not to? Is Global Warming for real?
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