Probably, some of the radical disruptions from what are normal patterns this time of year can be traced to climate change; and just some unusual weather events chalked up to the fact of its being winter in the northern hemisphere of the planet--a time for blizzards and pounding snow on rooftops.
But a 7.8 earthquake in Turkey is very strong, not one as devastating in the area since 2010. And, Pakistan is in a bad way due to extensive flooding, I understand. That government is looking to the IMF for loan relief.
And California, which has for a few years experienced drought, is now covered with many feet of snow, keeping everybody close to home.
Some of these winter storms trekking across the midwestern states are moving at very fast speeds, enough energy stirring up the plains that roofs come off and houses are wrest from their foundations into adjacent rivers and streams. Nature playing havoc with electrical grids, causing intermittent blackouts.
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