Germans lose fear of climate change after long, hard winter

Sure, let's blame it on the weather.

I love this bit:

It seems the long and chilly winter has taken its toll on climate change sensibilities despite the fact that weather has nothing to do with climate.

Except of course when you're trying to push global warming.

Last summer the glacier on Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitz in Bavaria, was covered over with plastic sheeting to try to protect it from warm rain which threatened to accelerate its melting.