“You could treat this as ordinary weather, or, you could think about it in a climate context. Counter-intuitive though it may sound, the fact remains that — as I have noted previously — some kinds of winter precipitation could indeed be more intense because we’re in a warming world.” Chris Mooney
The entire article is well worth reading:
http://wapo.st/1Ag6gqF
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I'm Marty Luster, a retired attorney and politician. In 2010 my wife, mother-in-law, dog and I relocated from Central NY to Gloucester. I hope my photographs and poetry(?) reflect my love for this place and her people.
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What about the Artic air [Polar Vortex] that keeps coming down from the North over the mid west and the Great Lakes. Single digit or below zero temp. readings and ice on the lakes that keeps the Coast Guard ice breakers humping from November until March.. Maybe I’ll have to ask Al Gore.
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National Geographic had a special on polar ice caps attached…Dave
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-sea-level-rise/
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Enough already! We’ve never had a blizzard around here before???
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