Global Warming Hits Great Britain, England -- February 24, 2018; Top Ten US Cities Ranked By Percent Millennials

Millennials: the ten US cities where millennials want to live -- in reverse order, #10 to number 1 --

10. Seattle
9. Florida, Sarasota
7. Texas, Houston (tie)
7. Florida, Cape Coral (tie)
6. Texas, Austin
5. Hawaii, Honolulu
4. Florida, Orlando
3. Colorado, Denver
2. Texas, San Antonio
1. Colorado, Colorado Springs

Most surprising: not one California city listed -- no San Francisco, no Newport Beach, no Malibu, no San Diego. Other states that did not make the list that surprised me: Massachusetts (Boston); Connecticut; Idaho; Montana; North Carolina; Georgia (Atlanta); DC (Washington).

I couldn't understand how San Antonio made the list, but when you look at how the list was derived it makes sense. From the article:

New data from the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program reveals the 10 US metropolitan areas whose populations of millennials — defined as people born between 1981 and 1997 — have increased the most from 2010 to 2015. For the 10 cities on the list, we've calculated the approximate number of millennials living there using millennial population percentages provided by Brookings, as well as U.S. Census data on the population of each metro area from 2015.

There are clear winners, with Texas and Florida each being represented by three of the cities in the top 10. 

Colorado Springs and Austin make sense, I suppose. I don't know enough about Florida to comment. I wonder if "aging in place in gentrifying neighborhoods" might explain why New England did not make the list.

I find it interesting that two Colorado cities made the list, and not only that, they took the gold and bronze spots.

This may be a better analysis, although not limited to millennials. From Mark Perry over at Carpe Diem:

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Global Warming Hits Europe

We noted this was going to happen earlier this week. From iceagenow:

The Met Office has issued an amber cold weather alert and two yellow severe weather warnings for snow.

The snow warnings for Monday and Tuesday cover London and the south east, parts of the Midlands and most of eastern Britain.

Some areas could see five to 10 cm of snow, other areas may experience much lighter flurries.

Minimum temperatures next week are forecast between -5C to -8C. However, according to Met Office meteorologist Martin Bowles, “The feels-like temperature will be 5C lower than what we see on the thermometer because of a strong easterly wind chill.”
“We haven’t had temperatures that low in late February since 2013. It’s not unheard of. There are records that are lower than that. “But it is quite unusual, particularly as it’s quite late in the season.”

This "cold snap" is forecast to extend unto the continent as far south as Italy.

I forget which year it was, but back in 2011 - 2013, England experienced an energy crisis; the country came within 24 (maybe 48 hours) of literally running out of heating fuel, natural gas, and coal. It was a "miracle" that the weather "turned" in the nick of time.

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Trump's Military Parade

When I first heard that President Trump wanted a military parade I was aghast. That seemed to be the most stupid idea I had ever heard. But now that I know more of the details, I am absolutely, positively excited about the idea. This is going to be a big, big deal. Peggy Noonan, February 8, 2018, had an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. I saw the headline; did not read the article. If the headline reflected Noonan's thoughts, she's wrong again. We'll let the facts speak for themselves come November.

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At The Apartment Complex, Dallas, TX

Don identified this hawk for me; greatly appreciated: a northern goshawk. I have never seen a mouse a rat, or a stray cat in this apartment complex.