Quote Originally Posted by Mississippi Steve
So global warming is responsible for haveing record snowfall and record low temperatures this winter?? What??
Here's an interesting article about what the changes in the Antarctic mean for the wildlife there.

Ice shelf collapse: What does it mean? - CNN.com

One of the interesting facts mentioned in the article is that the warming of the temperature in the antarctic can result in an INCREASE in snowfall. The air in the antarctic has been so cold in past that it could not contain much moisture --- conditions in the antarctic are usually very dry. As the termperature has warmed over the past 50 years, the air has been able to support more moisture, and the snowfall has increased. So, yeah, warming temperatures can result in record snowfall in local areas.