"The change first came to the attention of scientists when nomadic reindeer herdsmen, the indigenous Nenets, said they were losing sight of their reindeer in the new trees, Macias-Fauria said.
Until recently the shrubs common in this part of the Arctic stood at most about 3.3 feet (1 meter) high, too low to obscure a reindeer."
2012 is warmest year on record already...(quotes from some selected google results)
"April 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map .... of 8.1°C (46.5°F)—the second warmest April in the 133-year record, behind 2007."
"The May 2011 to April 2012 heat wave bumped the last record-settingwarm year out of the way, which was November 1999 to October 2000 ..."
Happy Summer Solstice Month!
