By this time last year, we had about ten inches of snow in Edina, Minnesota. If you look outside right now, you won’t see a Minnesotan winter. No, you will see dead grass, leafless trees, and barely any snow on the ground.
Many students like junior Caroline Cerf were “really upset that there wasn’t a white Christmas”, while Nordic Ski Team captain Matt Rock explains that “The new skiers have had an especially hard time learning to ski as they have not been able to ski every day.” Overall, says Rock, “It’s been a chore to find snow … global warming is a huge hassel” For more on how the lack of snow has affected the team, see staff writer Hannah Sommerville’s article from last week.
Wait whoa, are we actually bringing global warming into this? AP Environmental Science teacher and weather expert Eric Burfeind assures us that “Just the fact that we are encountering a warmer winter, doesn’t mean that we are encountering global warming. However, increasing carbon dioxide emissions tell us that we’re on the precipice of [environmental] Hell.” While this may sound a little extreme, it does seem unlikely that we will encounter as much white, fluffy goodness as we did last year. “Last year was a big snow year, and this year we will probably have very little snow” Burfeind explained. With that said, it’s safe to say that this year will (unfortunately) not be the year that Dr. Dressen calls a snow day.
