Watching the documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" made me squirm - not because it's fugly, but because of the thought that those documentary scenes could happen to our Earth if we don't take appropriate actions.

So what's with the global warming talk? If you live in the Midwest and East parts of North America, then you'd know that these places are experiencing an unusually warm winter.

MSNBC reports that temperatures are running 10 and 10 degrees higher than normal in those places. Ice fishing tournaments in Minnesota were cancelled for lack of ice and golfers at Chicago are having a grand time at the fairways.

Nothing wrong with that, but heck, it's still January. In fact, New York City experienced a November and December without snow for just the second time. The first time that happened was way back in 1877.

Meteorologists have given explanations as to the possible reasons of the weird weather. They said that this due to the combination of El Nino and jet stream. El Nino can lead to milder weather especially now that it is under way in the Pacific Ocean; while jet stream, which is a high-altitude air-current responsible for holding back warm Southern air, is going farther north than usual over the East Coast.

This is also affecting winter-related businesses. Ski resorts are praying for cold weather to arrive soon and firewood businesses are struggling to make ends meet. As for the global warming clause, meteorologists also said that this weather change isn't caused by global warming since weather is somewhat prone to short-term fluctuations. That's the silver lining in this scenario...for now.