Yeah, this is normal temperature variation, right?

Wrong you regressive wingnut. See this article: Arctic Temperatures Reach Highest Levels In 44,000 Years. "This study really says the warming we are seeing is outside any kind of known natural variability, and it has to be due to increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere." I know, science and facts are involved and regressives will not be impressed. But for the rest of us with half a brain this is dire news indeed.