As some of you are aware I am a bit of a skeptic when it comes to whole "global warming" thing. I always said until I had some concrete proof and not a bunch of scientist that disagreed Id rethink my stance.
Well something happened this weekend that has me rethinking maybe what everyone is saying is true....:Q
Although whether man is the cause is still debateable I guess
Here is the situation that has changed my thoughts.
I live in the southern virginia area of the US and as a kid I can remember playing on a pond on my grandparents farm that every year would freeze solid. I mean 4 or 5 inchs thick for weeks at a time. The pond is about 2 acres and I can remember me and all of my friends riding bikes, playing hockey and even riding four wheel atvs on this pond.
Looking back I don't think that pond has frozen like that since the 80's..
But that isn't the reason.
This pond feeds down into a big swamp that use to freeze as well. Guess what they found in that swamp this weekend?
A five foot alligator
Now if you are not aware of the area alligators aren't native to this part of the country and I can only recall a few other recent alligator citings but they were in northeast north carolina.
Alligators being reptiles wouldn't survive long periods of cold weather, which we haven't had in a long time. If this is in fact a real, wild creature then that may prove that we are over the cold spells of my child hood and they may never return.
what does everyone think!
Is this another sign of "global warming"! Species migration:frown:
-fish
Well something happened this weekend that has me rethinking maybe what everyone is saying is true....:Q
Although whether man is the cause is still debateable I guess
Here is the situation that has changed my thoughts.
I live in the southern virginia area of the US and as a kid I can remember playing on a pond on my grandparents farm that every year would freeze solid. I mean 4 or 5 inchs thick for weeks at a time. The pond is about 2 acres and I can remember me and all of my friends riding bikes, playing hockey and even riding four wheel atvs on this pond.
Looking back I don't think that pond has frozen like that since the 80's..
But that isn't the reason.
This pond feeds down into a big swamp that use to freeze as well. Guess what they found in that swamp this weekend?
A five foot alligator
Now if you are not aware of the area alligators aren't native to this part of the country and I can only recall a few other recent alligator citings but they were in northeast north carolina.
Alligators being reptiles wouldn't survive long periods of cold weather, which we haven't had in a long time. If this is in fact a real, wild creature then that may prove that we are over the cold spells of my child hood and they may never return.
what does everyone think!
Is this another sign of "global warming"! Species migration:frown:
-fish
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