Article: Force of nature; Wind flow, temperatures across globe influence our weather.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)

Byline: Gabriella Boston, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Dick Byrne walks his Bernese mountain dog, Josie, early every morning, come rain, shine or, in this case, icy cold.

"She loves it. In fact, she doesn't want to come back inside," says Mr. Byrne, a Southeast resident and native Minnesotan. "I don't mind the cold, either, but I don't want it to last more than three, four or maybe five days."

He's not the only one wishing for warmer weather. It has been on everyone's bluish lips of late. Fortunately, weather forecasters predict that this frigid week will draw to a warming close.

But why did this cold spell arrive to begin with? Is naughty El ...

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