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There's been a lot of bad weather across most of the United States lately and I'd assume other parts of the world are having their share. I know at least for Colorado it has been unseasonably warm and dry. I'm at an elevation just over 6000 feet (1829 meters) and in 2020 our first snowfall came on September 8th, average is late September. The first snow in Denver for 2021 was a week ago today, December 10th and even then we only got about an inch. The weather has also been warm with temperatures over 70F (21C) in December, even warmer in other parts of the state. While this isn't uncommon in the southern part of the country, its quite rare here. Two days ago, on Wednesday Colorado was hit with a storm which produced crazy fast winds. Mixed with it being so dry, parts of Colorado were covered in dust. Where I am, there wasn't really bad dust but wind gusts were over 60 mph (100 km/h). Areas in the state had gusts nearing 100 mph (160 km/h)! So apart from no snow this holiday season and Christmas decorations blown across the neighborhood, I can't complain. I hope everyone else is doing fine as well, despite the weather.

A new Antartica find! https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/science/1269192/antarctica-rainforest-dinosaur-CT-scan-below-ice-climate-change-south-pole-spt/amp.

SVANTEARRHENIUS On the Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground Svante Arrhenius Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science Series 5, Volume 41, April 1896, pages 237-276. This shouldn't be overlooked in ANY discussion on climate change for "carbonic acid" read "carbon dioxide" The gray box immediately communicates the relevance of this paper about 4,5 MB