I'm something of a history buff. WW 2, "The big one," in particular.
Take a look at the current weather in the former Soviet Union then and now.
One of the major reasons that the Red Army was able to defeat the German's and their Italian and Romanian allies is they were better equipped to deal with the extreme cold of the winters.
At Stalingrad a major victory for the Glorious Red Army it was not uncommon for it to hit - 40C and consistently be at least -20 C.
At the battle of Moscow it was General Weather that stopped the grey horde within sight of the spires of the Kremlin.
In Leningrad to, the winter extremes played against the Nazi's.
Actually across the whole front.
Before the Red Army was able to reorganize itself and rearm it was the extreme cold weather that bought them time to do so.
If it were to take place today the German's could walk across in light Fall jackets.
The weather across large swathes of Russia and western parts of the former Soviet Union is not unlike what we are having here. Hovering around the 0 C marker.
In Siberia, famous for it's Gulags and extreme weather, Permafrost is quickly melting.
These are not just changes from year to year but weather patterns that have existed for millennia.
The temperature change is not a point of a degree, but 10s of degrees.
No, climate change does not exist, just some conspiracy theory. Sarcasm intended.:wink:
