Justin Gillis, NYT's Apocalypse Reporter, Again Makes Front Page
With Story on Arctic Sea Ice  New York Times environmental
reporter Justin Gillis, whose taste for the apocalyptic is
documented at Times Watch, again made the front page, teaming
with Joanna Foster for "Weather Runs Hot and Cold, So Scientists
Look to the Ice," once again conflating what was formerly known
as "weather" into possible harbingers of climate change.  Some
people call what has been happening the last few years “weather
weirding,” and March is turning out to be a fine example.  As a
surreal heat wave was peaking across much of the nation last
week, pools and beaches drew crowds, some farmers planted their
crops six weeks early, and trees burst into bloom. “The trees
said: ‘Aha! Let’s get going!’ ” said Peter Purinton, a maple
syrup producer in Vermont. “ ‘Spring is here!’ ”  Now, of
course, a cold snap in Northern states has brought some of the
lowest temperatures of the season, with damage to tree crops
alone likely to be in the mil