This was originally going to be a silly post, but maybe it'll be serious. It's snowing here for the first time since... oh, I'd say the end of October. Yeah, Baltimore has a history of crazy weather patterns, but nothing like this.
It's interesting: people seem to think global warming is going to eventually eliminate snow entirely. Actually, snow needs warmth to fall. Here's what happens to make snow- The ice particles in the drastically colder upper levels of the atmosphere begin falling to earth. If the air is cold enough, they keep falling as hail, and if it's warm enough, they melt into rain. If the air is thick and warm enough, yet cold up above, the ice actually falls, then bounces back up, collecting more particles with it, leading to flakiness and snowfall.
So actually, my favorite weather is an indirect product of my favorite everyday method of transportation. So please, everyone keep driving everywhere, even if you could carpool, take the bus, or even walk. Get inefficient gas-guzzlers, and maybe even leave the engine running when you have to "just duck inside". Do your part to blanket the world in snow!
PS- I'm joking. Do the opposite of the things I just said. Don't choke us to death in carbon and snow.
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