Eso,

you living out in Chicago, is there any significant ice forming on any of the Great Lakes? Was looking on the sea ice maps, but none so far has been marked into them:



There's what looks to be significant sea ice shortfall this winter on the north/east Canadian side as are their lakes way up north to the west.

and so was my father ... but the secret died with him.

Compare the Trilateral Commission logo to the recycling logo. It's all about the same conspiracy theories over and over.

Lake Erie, the shallowest of the Great Lakes, froze over this winter for the first time in 14 years. The jet stream is driving much of the cold air is farther south.
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?arti...mp;grpId=3659174697244816

I can't believe this discussion is still going on. The science is in, and this has all been a scam.
Here's the latest on NASA's data:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/climategate-2-0-...usive-%E2%80%94-part-one/

The global warming scam is melting down, and it's sad to see so many that fell for it, keeping it going...

I need to report on warm weather, to counteract the cold weather.

http://home.att.net/~thehessians/disasterwatch.html

EXTREME HEAT / WILDFIRES / DROUGHT / CLIMATE CHANGE-
SYRIA - Drought in eastern and northeastern Syria has driven some 300,000 families to urban settlements such as Aleppo, Damascus and Deir ez Zour in search of work in ONE OF THE LARGEST INTERNAL DISPLACEMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN RECENT YEARS. The country’s agriculture sector, which until recently employed 40 percent of Syria’s workforce and accounted for 25 percent of gross domestic product, has been hit badly, but farmers themselves are worst affected. In some villages, up to 50 percent of the population has left for nearby cities. “Farmers who depend on only one crop are in trouble - they have nothing else to help them and they have to move.” Those with livestock have seen the cost of feed rise 75 percent, resulting in the deaths of up to 80 percent of livestock on small and medium-sized farms. Almost 60,000 families with 100 cattle or less have lost half their animals and poverty levels stand at 80 percent. More than one million people, already bordering on the poverty line because of low incomes, have been affected by the drought. Outdated and wasteful irrigation methods used by farmers are also contributing to the problem, experts said. Syria’s water shortages have been worsening year by year. In 2006, northeastern regions were the first to feel the effects of a lack of rain. Since then, farmers and crop-growers in southern and southeastern areas are now suffering from a major drop in rainfall. So far this winter, recorded rainfall across the country has been higher than in previous years and many are hoping for this to continue into March when water for crops is most needed. "We have had enough rain for the seeds of crops to germinate but there are two threats. If there is no more rain in the drought-affected areas within the next six to seven weeks then we may not have any crop. Also, if these areas experience frost then the crops will be destroyed and farmers will be devastated for another year." With hundreds of thousands having left their farms and communities, this year’s rainfall may go to waste with no one present to farm the land and to grow and cultivate crops. (map & photos)

BURUNDI - At least two people have died of starvation and more than 15,000 have fled their homes in northeast Burundi, in the grip of a drought for two months. "The inhabitants of Kirundo have been confronted by famine for the past two months because of a severe drought... The situation is alarming because a lot of people don't have anything left to eat ... We are appealing to all our partners to quickly come to the aid of these people in need." Kirundo, which lies some 230 kilometres (143 miles) north east of the capital Bujumbura, used to be known as the bread basket of Burundi but for the past 10 years it has been subject to cyclical food shortages caused by droughts.

CANADA - Vancouver is having their WARMEST WINTER WEATHER IN 114 YEARS while hosting the Olympics.

U.S. - While people debate global warming and climate change, Oregon and Louisiana have shared experiences that demonstrate something is up. Oregon is experiencing ONE OF ITS WARMEST FEBRUARIES ON RECORD. At the entrance of some condominiums, the flowers are already in bloom. Small buds appear on trees, presenting themselves since late January. The temperatures linger in the mid 50's to low 60's, while folks walk with light sweaters and coats on days when normally they might bundle up. Winters are milder than they have been historically, summers hotter, snow packs shrinking and unseasonably warm temperatures lead to the type of melting that depletes water supplies needed for agriculture. Environmentalists also point to forest fires and storms becoming more severe.
In the meantime violent storms have increased in severity along the Gulf Coast of the United States. The South is, like Oregon, experiencing UNUSUAL WEATHER PATTERNS with snow occurring in the deep South in areas of Louisiana, like Natchitoches, that had more than six inches of snow in early February just days ago. It was VERY UNUSUAL. "All the Japanese magnolia are covered in snow. They're covered with buds, and the buds are covered in snow and ice. And the live oaks' limbs heavy with snow and ice are drooping to the ground."