I've had a couple of friends comment about the recent record breaking 104 degrees heat in Texas, which is not that unusual; but in February? Well, it occurred to me, while locally, we're not seeing that extreme heat the overall temperature for South Arkansas is warmer than usual, and flowering plants such as Daffodils and Azaleas are beginning to bloom, and that is weeks early.

The Texas Weather Temperature has set all-time highs for February. It makes me wonder. What will Texas, Arkansas, and the Gulf experience this Summer and Fall? Are we going to see new records in August and September? Of course, the water in the Gulf is already at a record high, and there is little doubt that the high midsummer temperature in the Gulf will exceed that. This increase in temperature is directly related to Climate Change. I know we can just sit back, do nothing, and pay a record electrical bill. But I believe this is a wakeup call, and it is one more reason to try and reverse Climate Change, which promises to create havoc. Well, let's just hope a hurricane doesn't pop up in the Gulf. A hurricane gets its energy from the heat in the water, and the record water temperatures in the Gulf could possibly create a record Category 5 hurricane with 200 MPH wind. (I know Hurricane Wind Categories stop at four, but numerous studies are predicting........

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