Link Gumbo - Weather, The Future, and An Adventure

What's the difference between sleet and freezing rain?  I'll start with this, given we may well see both of these today in the Chicago area.  Angela Fritz, atmospheric scientist, explains.


Permafrost is melting all across the northern reaches of the globe.  Researchers in Alaska found the remains of "Bison Bob," a 40,000-year-old steppe bison, in a thawing river bank.  Here's the story.


The World Economic Forum occurred recently at Davos, Switzerland.  Here's a brief summary of some predictions for the future. 


I write fiction, as do many of my friends and readers.  We paint images with words.  Here's a short animated film that is only images, no words!  There are fantasy adventure tropes galore as well as a wonderful, satisfying ending. 

Stay warm!  I'm going to make another mocha and do some editing. 


UPDATE:  We have sleet!  (In case you're wondering, sleet and hail are almost the same.  Sleet happens in winter, hail happens in summer and is often larger than sleet.)

I can hear the little balls pinging off the windows.