Temps were 30 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit above average for the winter here (high spot on the Rockies), but I was in a weird weather spot, probably for this last winter only. Temps usually go into the minus-30s and may well do that or worse next winter. Wind gusts go over 100 sometimes in this little spot. Seeing some unusual fluctuations and not as many windy periods this year (so far).
It’s not man-caused global warming, of course. What we’re seeing is uncommon for us but perfectly natural. You probably already know about the general decrease in sun activity as part of the extended solar minimum. Nothing we can do to change that.
Magnetic north is also on the move because of outer core and mantle activity—only happens once in a great while. As that happens, the field weakens in spots. Unusual weather patterns form for a time.
There’s nothing we can do to change it. We accept it, adapt and move on. Meanwhile, political groups grasp at anything to disseminate their maniacal messages and try to grab more socialist funding from other political groups.
If the poles actually reverse, as some geophysicists and astrophysicists think they will do soon, you'll need to make some changes if you're up in the mountains, since the cosmic-ray flux will increase strongly when/if the Van Allen Belts collapse.
Previous magnetic reversals have been marked by mutations in the ocean's pelagic fauna and some extinctions and first appearances. This is part of the geochronological and paleontological record. But cosmic radiation flux increases, at least that attributable to charged particles, would seem to be the cause. UV would probably not increase, but gamma radiation from charged-particle decay might increase at the surface along with the flux of charged particles.
Humanity has lived through several reversals, though we could wind up with blue honeybees and lime-green squid.
We've got your cold air over here in New Hampshire.
Can we send it back?