The article reflects on Middle Tennessee's unusual winter weather, contrasting it with global warming trends. The author enjoys the brief return of winter but notes the erratic patterns of warmth known as 'false spring.' This weather unpredictability has led to a reassessment of climate terminology, with many scientists favoring 'global weirding' to highlight the strange fluctuations rather than a straightforward increase in temperatures. The piece captures a personal connection to the changing seasons and the joy found in nature's transient beauty amidst climate change realities.
After an unseasonably cold January, February began with highs that were 20 degrees warmer than average, illustrating the unpredictable nature of our current climate.
This kind of boomerang weather is one reason many scientists have stopped referring to global warming and adopted global weirding in its place.
I rejoice when the natural world is working more or less as it ought, if only in this little pocket of the natural world. It happens so rarely now.
False spring is a day or two of warmth bracketed on either end by cold, demonstrating the unusual fluctuations in seasonal weather.
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