As a meteorologist, it&#x27;s the weather that fascinates me most. I think there is a lack of appreciation for what global warming really is. Temperature is the measure of kinetic energy Of particles. Air with a higher temperature has a higher kinetic energy (faster moving particles). So global warming really is an increase in the global average available kinetic energy in the Earth&#x27;s atmosphere. When written in more scientific terms, it becomes obvious that global warming should lead to more vigorous weather events - more kinetic energy, the more powerful atmospheric phenomenons that can be achieved.<p>It&#x27;s very hard to pin 2015 weather anomalies on global warming. Confounding variables (ex: El Nino, and to what extend did GW cause the EL Nino) reign. But I think it&#x27;s safe to speculate we&#x27;ve canceled the next ice age.