February 2nd is Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil either emerges from his hole for good (meaning spring is on the way) or comes out, sees his shadow, then runs back inside (meaning winter isn't yet over). It turns out that Phil has been ahead of the curve when it comes to predicting global warming, because he hasn't been seeing his shadow as often in recent years. Wildlife biologist Doug Inkley has been studying Phil's forecasting track record. He found that in the first 75 years of the 20th century, Phil cast no shadow only four times, which according to folklore means an early end to winter. But in just the last 25 years of the century, Phil cast no shadow fully eight times, alerting us that winter was coming to an early end, a six fold increase the reflects the current climate change. . . . Etc.

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