Very interesting piece in the Marin IJ by Mark Prado.
“A devastating flood sweeps through the Ross Valley on New Year’s Eve 2005. Dead tufted and horned puffins turn up on beaches near Point Reyes earlier this year.
Both could be signs that Marin is beginning to feel the impacts of global warming, experts said Wednesday at a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration briefing on climate change.”
I haven’t found the link to the NOAA report he cites, and have asked him to send it on. In general, www.noaa.gov is a site worth knowing about.