I'm dodging mosquitoes right now...

[cyberswede]

7:00 p.m. - March 13th - in IOWA!

I wonder what ramifications this mild "winter" will have going forward. I don't think the ground ever froze here; what sorts of critters that usually die off during the winter are merely dormant this year?

I worry about more cases of Lyme disease due to more ticks; I worry about the lack of snow and its effect on the ground water for farmers; I worry that the forecast this week is in the mid-upper-seventies, and it's supposed to get muggy by Friday already - what does this mean for the upcoming summer?

The mild weather is certainly pleasant, but it's concerning as well.

[Odin2005]

1. It's 62F in Fargo!

But Global Warming is a Librul Lie!!!!!

[pinboy3niner]

3. Marge wants to know...

..."Can I take this off now?"

[krispos42]

2. When it snows in winter, it's proof of global climate stasis

When it's 70º in Connecticut before St. Paddy's day... it's crickets.

[madrchsod]

4. here in northern illinois it`s suppose to rain--a lot

what part of iowa do you live in?

[bluerum]

5. My spring bulbs are 2 to 3 weeks early in central MA.

Also have garden plants that are usually annuals with buds. They made it through the winter. This tells me our winter was at least one zone warmer.

[Chipper Chat]

6. It was 70 here yesterday (Indiana) so I opened the back door for some fresh air.

Later I sat down to watch Keith, felt a pain, and OMG a large mosquito was biting my arm - he was long and thick - more like a lightning bug. SMMAAACKK! I shudder to think what the summer will bring.