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This Was America's Warmest Winter On Record (slate.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the guinness-world-records dept.

hondo77 writes: On Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its official assessment of December, January, and February's temperatures across the United States, and the results are striking: Not a single state in the U.S. had a cooler than average winter. (NOAA treats Alaska and Hawaii separately, due to shorter weather data records there -- though both states were significantly warmer than normal this winter. Weather records for the contiguous United States go back to 1895.) NOAA blames the recent warm weather on a record-strength El Nino "and other climate patterns," most notably, global warming. As a whole, this winter in the lower 48 was about 4.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 20th century average: a sharp contrast to the previous back-to-back frigid polar vortex winters, especially in the Northeast.

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  1. This is why I support global warming! by narcc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Write your congress critter and tell him we want more mild winters.

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    1. Re:This is why I support global warming! by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 2, Funny

      Write your congress critter and tell him we want more mild winters.

      As soon as the Republicans take over the sente and we have a new Republican president, we'll repeal the laws of physics, and usher in a great new age. Nothing will stand in the way of our ideology..

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    2. Re:This is why I support global warming! by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 3, Funny

      Ah, yes, where PI is equal to 3, E as well, and where Euler's identity is but an approximation!

      If global warming was false, it would say so in the bible.

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  2. I'm not complaining. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hope next year is the same.

  3. There was one cold day! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Global warming proven to be a lie!

  4. Was it the warmest for men, or women as well? by sconeu · · Score: 3, Funny

    n/t

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    1. Re:Was it the warmest for men, or women as well? by penguinoid · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's a good question. I'll write a grant proposal to the NSF for my study of gender and thermostat.

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  5. The climate skeptic's reply: by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Nuh-uh!"

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  6. Re:Stop arguing about the details... by friedman101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, if you want to reduce CO2 emissions at the same time, feel free. I just don't want to be sent back to the 18th Century...

    nothing screams 18th century like nuclear and solar power