More signs were seen this week, including the following news stories:


“The appearance of the arctic bird nearly 100 miles east of San Diego would be the first reported in California and would place it hundreds of miles farther south than it had ever been seen.” ? “Arctic gull reportedly seen in Calif.,” Associated Press, Nov. 24, 2006.


“The cold weather across Central Florida brought snow flurries to portions of Marion, Seminole and Volusia counties on Tuesday.” ? “Cold Weather Brings Snow To Central Florida,” WESH News, Nov. 21, 2006.


? “A coastal storm that brought some of the earliest snow on record to South Carolina spun rain into the state Wednesday, causing some minor flooding and slowing Thanksgiving travel. … The trace of snow reported in Charleston was the earliest snowfall on record in the city.” ? “Storm lingers but causes little damage,” The Sun News, Nov. 23, 2006.