Well this article is not very cheerful. Apparently the Californian drought and the extreme cold in the east are related, quote: “So if you believe some of these scenarios about drought being far more common in the West (in the long term), then the downside to that is the East, with more cold air in winter, Stewart said." The explanation of why and how is in the article:
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/...
On a more cheerful note from another newspaper, spring at Keukenhof:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tra...
