Click to play videoNew York: What's happening to winter? It may be freezing in parts of India, but there are spots in the US and Europe that are exceptionally warm.
Britain's Met Office predicts that 2007 could be the warmest year in history. Is global warming to blame?
In New York's Central Park, it's looking more like spring with temperatures in the 50's.
Cherry blossoms are blooming in the nation's capital months early. Skiers in New England have to find snow between the patches of grass. In Ohio...that lack of snow means golfers can a jumpstart on the season in what would normally be frigid temperatures.
Says a scientist, Brenda Ekwurzel, "There's been plenty of snow dumped on colorado. Why is it so unusually warm in the northeast? Scientists say one culprit is El Nino. It's essentially a warm pool of water in the pacific that sloshes back and forth in a two to seven year cycle. Forecasters say for the US, El Nino means a mild winter in some parts of the US and wetter conditions in others. And others say it's not just El Nino."
Parts of Europe, including the Alps, have also had unseasonably warm temperatures.
And British climate scientists predict a new milestone for the globe.
Says Met Official Wayne Elliott, "There is a high likelihood that 2007 will be the warmest year on record."
Scientists say the change in climate being seen should serve as a wake up call for how to plan for the future.
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