Looking back at old notes I see that I thought it remarkable that it was 60 degrees on the 7th of January 2008.  I don’t know if I would make that note now; it seems more common and expected.  Guide books will tell you what the average temperatures were before global warming kicked in but what should they say now?  The averages for January in New York City going back to the 1800s is a high of 36 and a low of 23 degrees. We are in the 50s this January.

We seem to be getting one major hurricane every year — Irene in 2011 and Sandy in 2012. How long before we have 2 or even 5 major hurricanes every year?