In my opinion and many other students her at WVU, Morgantown has some of the weirdest weather in the country. It can be sunny and warm all day and then snow at night.
This year has been unseasonably warm especially recently with temperatures this past week reaching around 75 degrees. But why has it been so warm?
Many people believe that global warming is the culprit and it is only going to get worse from here. However I have not been one to be pulled into this theory.
From taking Geology 103, I have learned that the earth goes through what are called Milankovitch Cycles. Basically these are changes in earth’s orbit, which alter the temperature and conditions on our planet, and each cycle takes about 100,000 years to complete.
In these M-cycles, the earth revolves around the sun, but its path changes. It goes from having a circular path around the sun, to an elliptical one. Therefore when we are in the elliptical path we are farther from the sun and the temperature on earth becomes colder than normal.
When we are in our circular path we are closest to the sun and therefore the earth will be at its hottest temperature. This has been going on since the beginning of the earth and as far as scientists can tell, is not going to end.
Everyone around WVU knows that when the weather gets nice all the students will be out on their porches and decks enjoying the great weather. Students break out their flip-flops and shorts and campus is busier than ever.
Grant is filled with people tossing around a football and playing cornhole among other things. The warm temperature really brings the studentsout from their winter coma and is one of the best times of the year to be in Morgantown. Other than during football season of course.