The Northwest Indiana Times runs a story today about a Valparaiso University professor’s research into the history of Northwest Indiana’s sand dunes.

One interesting item of the research is a finding that back in the good old days before the combustion engine, Northwest Indiana’s climate was a lot warmer than it is these days — a lot like Arizona’s climate, according to the professor.

This supports the new theory among some scientists that man migrated to North American from Europe rather than Asia over the Bering Strait. We used to think, how could Europeans come over the ocean when it was all ice here, but now we know, it wasn’t ice then,” (VU Professor Ronald) Janke said.

In fact, North America, and this region specifically, was rather balmy.

“The climate then would be like Arizona is today. So not only was there no glacier here then, but it was warm,” he said.

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The United States moves to list polar bears on the endangered species list saying that they are in danger of extinction.

Without getting into the politics of the situation, there is something fun about polar bears. I wonder if it is because of the Coke commercials that play during Christmas time showing polar bears enjoying a soft drink while playing in the snow?

I remember seeing a documentary about a town in Canada where polar bears roam freely. While polar bears are beautiful creatures, one must always remember that they are dangerous animals, as well. The town had bars over every window and an alert system to let people know if polar bears were getting ready to over run the village in search of food.

The video clips that come with the news stories announcing the addition of polar bears to the endangered species list show the majesty of the polar bears. There’s something that we always appreciate in animals that are powerful, yet also beautiful.

Video: Polar Bears to be added to endangered species list

Video: Polar bears’ habitat is melting

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Global Warming Alert for Saturday evening.

Polar air invading the Chicago area Saturday night will plunge temperatures into the -1°F range and cause wind gusts of up to 40 MPH, reports the National Weather Service in Chicago.

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES TO 40 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILLS PLUMMETING TO 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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Just when I was enjoying the nice balmy Northwest Indiana January temperatures that have reached into the 60s, according to my car’s thermometer, comes news that snow could be just around the corner later this week.

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