According to an article I read awhile ago, the extreme weather world wide is because of the earthquake tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 knocking the earth off kilter of the axis by a few centimeters. Makes sense to me. .... but I don't like it. Winter was extreme, last 2 summers cool like fall , overcast or raining. Clear blue sky days non existent. I will be relocating to a tropical pain free planet as soon as I find one. You're all more than welcome to come.