Why tomorrow will be warmer at the North Pole than where you live

Polar tempratures forecast to reach 42F, in a region that has no sunlight.

Chances are it is warmer at the North Pole, than where you live today. That's a true statement if you  live in parts of the United States, including California and Texas. A virtually unprecedented winter storm is pumping hot air over the North Pole while wreaking havoc in the North Atlantic.

LOS ANGELES, CA (California Network) - A weather pattern has established itself over the North Atlantic and is pumping warm air towards the North Pole. Temperatures there are expected to reach 42 degrees Fahrenheit, well above freezing and fifty degrees above normal for this time of year. It is worth mentioning that the North Pole receives no sunlight at this time of year.

Scientists are concerned the warm pulse of air will cause melting of the polar ice. Already, 2015 is the hottest year ever recorded on the planet, suggesting that global warming is worsening.

The storm will have more serious impacts in Iceland, Ireland and the UK, where winds are expected to reach hurricane force over the next day.

It is heat energy that powers storms, and as more heat becomes trapped in the Earth's atmosphere, storms become more violent. Temperature fluctuations become more common and extreme.

The storm is already regarded as the fifth-most powerful storm in recorded history to strike the region. Experts don't predict it will become the worst, but it will be a legendary storm for those who suffer through it.

The North Pole will likely recover as much colder temperatures return.

However, farther south, in places such as Canada, both people and animals are struggling with the adverse effects of global warming. Permafrost is defrosting, Polar bear populations are plummeting, and communities are being forced to relocate and change daily practices because the ice is melting, even in the winter.

Some of this has to do with El Nino, an anomalous warming of the Equatorial Pacific. As the El Nino releases its heat energy into the atmosphere, it shifts and changes weather patterns. Across the US, prevailing weather patterns flip, as the southwest becomes rainy and wet, the south becomes cold, and the northern tier of states become warm and dry, relative to normal.

Although the El Nino is welcome in California, where it promises rain, and seems to be delivering, El Nino is a disaster for most everywhere else, exacerbating storms, droughts, floods and famines.

It is widely preached that we have a responsibility to the planet, to act as good stewards of creation. The first step in that process is to accept that our actions have an impact in the ecosphere. We cannot continue to pump more CO2, a known greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere than the vegetation and other natural systems can absorb.

For now, few people care about warmth at the North Pole, or polar bears, or distant Inuit communities. However, when the violence from this warming reaches homes, in the form of freak December tornado outbreaks, and prolonged droughts, perhaps then it will become real to the few recalcitrant skeptics and the politicos who cater to them.

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