Global Warming doesn't always mean warmer

I know that the term global warming makes it sound like we are all going to warm up, but in fact this climate change doesn't always mean warmer, it just means more extreme. It's probably why it took an extra 2 days to get from Boston to Central Oregon for my holiday break, snow and ice on both coasts.

These extremes are coming at a time when cities and counties are already strapped for cash and the inability to clean up after these storms means only more federal aide requests. It's a cycle this global warming/climate change thing, and as much as our soon to be previous leaders wanted to believe it wouldn't affect their country, they were wrong... and now, we pay...

I hope we learned from the lessons of the past and learn not to turn a blind eye when very smart people come to the table with really difficult news, we should listen. Just because it's hard doesn't mean it shouldn't be talked about or researched more. With the new administration I hope there will be a pile of money available to help with the research and possible innovation that might have prevented the continual increase in greenhouse gasses. And maybe that pile of money will also help local governments when they can't help after some of this extreme weather reeks havoc across the country.