<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[&#039;Homecoming&#039; Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[sueannbowlingauthor]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/author/sueannbowlingauthor/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Geophysical (Alaskan) Christmas&nbsp;Carols]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="673" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/geophysical-alaskan-christmas-carols/360-turqblk/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png" data-orig-size="450,450" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="360 turqblk" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png?w=450" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-673" title="360 turqblk" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/360-turqblk.png 450w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Climate Change (2000, to the tune of &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221;)</p>
<p><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="674" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/geophysical-alaskan-christmas-carols/305bascopper/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png" data-orig-size="450,450" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="305bascopper" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png?w=450" class="size-medium wp-image-674 alignright" title="305bascopper" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/305bascopper.png 450w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Dashing through the snow,<br />
On snow machine or skis,<br />
Grass is poking through,<br />
Send a blizzard, please!<br />
It&#8217;s balmy in the North<br />
While snowstorms rage Outside,<br />
Please, Santa, all we want this year<br />
Is snowfall, far and wide.</p>
<p><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="676" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/geophysical-alaskan-christmas-carols/328grn-rnd/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png" data-orig-size="450,450" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="328grn rnd" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png?w=450" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-676" title="328grn rnd" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/328grn-rnd.png 450w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Climate change, climate change,<br />
Wind and ice and snow,<br />
Not much here in Fairbanks town<br />
Wherever did they go?<br />
Climate change, climate change,<br />
Wind and ice and snow,<br />
Should retreat to polar caps,<br />
But tell them Down Below!</p>
<p>Note that &#8220;Outside&#8221; and &#8220;down Below&#8221; in Alaska are shorthand for the contiguous 48 states. I thought this carol was appropriate today, the weather in the 48 states being what it is.</p>
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