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Rhiannon12866

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1. I would say that the more accurate term is "climate change"

Reply to burnbaby (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 09:11 AM

Jan 2018

Which means extremes of weather, some places are experiencing record high temperatures and others (like where I am) are experiencing record cold. And the extremes aren't limited to temperatures, but more severe storms and flooding - as well as the droughts and terrible fires that have happened in California.

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