someone in california took home the $425 million jackpot in last night s powerball drawing. the winning ticket was sold at a bay area gas station and the owners just took home a fat check for $1 million. but we still don t know the winner of the actual drawing. i ll tell you about another winner, jonathan, science. this january came in as the fourth warmest winter on record. take that polar vortex. it was more than a degree above the 20th century average. mind you they started keeping these records in 1880, also worth noting this is, of course, a global average. the eastern u.s. was colder than normal. if you ve been watching the cycle or been outside, you may know about that. that is very true. if you stepped outside, you know much of the country is experiencing a much-needed thaw. it feels nice out there. from chicago to new england, the rare above normal temperatures are causing a lot of melting and fast. that is leading to flooding concerns. there are also severe storms pushi