Gaia Fever

Art Source: JustWorldPhoto

NASA has a 26 second clip destined to ruin you winter. It shows the warming of the planet from the year 1880 to the present.

Russell, KS - 1/30/12 saw a record high temperature for the date of 70 degrees, average for the date is 41 degrees.
California - The California snow pack is at 38% of normal.
Alabama - This state averages 37 tornadoes a year, the rolling average has nearly doubled in the last decade. Alabama had 121 tornadoes in 2011. The last four years Alabama has averaged 82 tornadoes per year. They have already had 11 in the (formerly) quiet month of January 2012.

The Earth will abide. But that doesn't mean she won't have to run a fever to rid herself of the dangerous infection that mankind has become.