It's always the same, in 2010 everybody in Germany laughed about global warming, too, as we had 3 weeks of substantial snow cover in our region, which we hadn't had for decades. This year the ski-lift operators are going bankrupt, so global warming is being discussed again. People always think global warming is something you can experience directly in your region, otherwise it wouldn't exist. On the other hand, it's true that there is a break in the upward trend - which doesn't mean it fell back to former levels.