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Living in Canada's capital gives us the dubious honour of living in the world's coldest national capital. But you can't really tell that from looking out the window or walking about outside.

So far, there is no accumulated snow on the ground with just one week away from Christmas. The temperature is now 9C as I write this and the rest of the week is supposed to have temperatures above freezing. A lot of people like this; in fact, most point out how wonderful it is outside and how we don't have to deal with shovelling 30cm of snow or bundling up because it's so cold outside.

While there is some truth to that, to me this isn't a good sign. While the fall-like weather is easier to live with, what does this mean when the world's coldest capital isn't really all that cold? To me, what it means is every country will be underwater in a few decades if nothing is done about the rising temperatures caused by global warming.

It's just odd to me people don't stop and think about it for a moment. "Hey, isn't it great? I can wear my Hawaiian shirt!" Yeah, and it's also going to be great when in a few years your scuba gear will work as an ensemble with that shirt, as you're underwater trying to find the remnants of your flooded home.

We live in Canada. We have winter. We have snow. We have cold. It's a bit unsettling when none of these constants come around when it's time for them to arrive.