How To Forecast A Cold Winter

Posted: December 23rd, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill Stillwell | No Comments »

It seems Winter arrived mighty early this year and of course, we all
know that “global warming” is the cause. As I see it, it’s only
fitting that California seems to be the epicenter of bad weather,
what with weather forecasters predicting 10 feet of snow for the
folks who think Guvner Moonbeam is going to put them on the road to
prosperity.

It put me in mind of a story I heard a little earlier this Fall.

One day in early September, the chief of a Native American tribe was
asked by his tribal elders if the winter of 2009/2010 was going to
be cold, or mild. The chief asked his medicine man, but he, too, had
lost touch with reading signs from the natural world around the
Great Lakes.

In truth (unlike Fat Al Gore), neither of them had any idea about
how to predict the coming winter. However, the chief decided to take
a modern approach and he phoned the National Weather Service in
Gaylord, Michigan.

“Yes, it’s going to be a very cold winter,” the meteorological
officer told the chief. Consequently, he went back to his tribe and
told them to collect plenty of firewood.

A fortnight later, the chief called the Weather Service again and
asked for an update. “Are you still forecasting a cold winter?” he
asked them.

“Yes, very cold,” the weather officer told him.

As a result of this brief conversation, the chief went back to the
tribe and told them to collect every bit of wood they could find.

A month later, the chief called the Weather Service again and, once
more, asked about the coming winter. “Yes,” he was told, “it’s going
to be a very cold winter.”

“How can you be so sure?” asked the chief.

The weather officer replied, “Because the Indians of the Great Lakes
are gathering wood like crazy.”

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I’ll be back tomorrow with more.

With my best wishes for your optimum health,

Dr. Bill

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