In article
,
Dawlish writes:
Just a snaphot, but as it is almost exactly half-way through the
freezing season in the Northern Hemisphere, it's worth an update.
snip

But nowhere near halfway through in the Arctic yet, surely? I thought
that the Arctic sea ice maximum didn't occur till about April in a
normal year.
--
John Hall "[It was] so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps,
like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed
its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps."
Ursula K Le Guin "The Beginning Place"