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Historic Heat In North America Turns Winter To Summer
An anonymous reader writes "A huge, lingering ridge of high pressure over the eastern half of the United States brought summer-like temperatures to North America in March 2012. The warm weather shattered records across the central and eastern United States and much of Canada. From the article: 'Records are not only being broken across the country, they're being broken in unusual ways. Chicago, for example, saw temperatures above 26.6Celsius (80Fahrenheit) every day between March 14-18, breaking records on all five days. For context, the National Weather Service noted that Chicago typically averages only one day in the eighties each in April. And only once in 140 years of weather observations has April produced as many 80Fahrenheit days as this March.'"
If only we had some sort of theory that could explain this inexplicable change in weather patterns.
Finally all of those CFC's I've been spraying have paid off. Its too bitter cold in Chicago anyway.
quick, find a butterfly to offset the effect.
you can all blame the ring leader of the Weather Underground, Punxsutawney Phil, for spreading propaganda that would deceive you into thinking winter was staying another 6 weeks. it's eco-psycho-terrorism! in our soil!
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Sorry. Hot chicks trump cold Kiwis any day of the year.
How come Slashdot never gets Slashdotted?
I found one but accidentally stepped on it. What do I do now? Also, did anyone hear thunder?
My sci-fi novel, Ghost Thief, is now available from Amazon.com.
Knowing my luck, it will be right before my planned trip out of town and will bring a record 3 foot snowfall that keeps all planes grounded for a week.
My sci-fi novel, Ghost Thief, is now available from Amazon.com.
You Maniac! You stepped on it! Ah, damn you! God damn you to hell!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Bursar, stop jumping on those ants this instant!
The Butterfly Effect is named for the well-known fact that Chuck Norris kicking a butterfly in Asia will cause a whirlwind of pain in North America.
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That's a sheep shot, you insensitive clod!
...and you live in Seattle?
A few years ago, I spent a week in Seattle in July. The weather was great--sunny and warm. Everyone was talking about how I picked a great week to visit. I told them I didn't notice it because we'd had the same kind of weather for the last 4 months in Southern California.
They seemed to get upset by that. I don't know why...
now I'm confused. are you saying that global warming causes racism or racism causes global warming?
Yup, sounds about right. One year we had this really strong wind from the north. Then we had no wind at all. Then we had a really strong wind from the south. And, of course, each time the liberals blamed it on the same hurricane.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
Most Slashdotters know very little about moisture down under.
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