Cold Iguanas Drop From Trees
A recent brief but intense cold snap across Florida caused iguanas to drop out of trees.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, taken by Nevit Dilmen
A recent brief but intense cold snap across Florida caused iguanas to drop out of trees.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, taken by Nevit Dilmen
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Hi Shirley,
Reminds me of the time when I was in the San Francisco Bay area, (Working in Benecia)in the mid 1980’s, one winter, all the eucalyptus trees were “burnt” brown and shrivelled by the frost. Never seen anything like it….me from Australia
Hi Black Wallaby,
Weird stuff indeed. Despite the cold snap, though, this winter in Florida has definitely been — overall — milder than usual (for any global warming deniers who might use the iguanas as a defense!). We were consistently in the 70s (about 25 degrees Centigrade for you non-Yanks) until New Year’s.
@Shirley, these days they call it “Climate Change” instead of “Global Warming.” The real effects of a CO_2 increase include warming in some places, cooling in other places, more moisture in some places, less moisture in other places — and things generally being extreme and screwed up.
Cold-blooded animals, such as Iguanas and Frogs, seem to be the “canary in the coal mine” for many environmental problems.
Silly Sheep, you’re right: I tend to use “climate change” and “global warming” interchangeably to avoid repeating myself too much, but they do carry subtly different connotations. The term “climate change” does more accurately reflect reality, though, which — as you say — means not just future warming, but wilder and weirder weather of all kinds.
Thanks for the input!