] MOSCOW (Reuters) - As snow and ice melt away into puddles
] of dirty water months earlier than usual, Russians are
] asking what's happened to their once-dreaded winter.
]
]
] Scientists said the mild temperatures, which may be
] linked to global warming, were close to record highs for
] a Russian winter -- infamous for its ferocity and
] credited with frustrating invaders from Napoleon to
] Hitler.

Russians wonder what's happened to