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groundloop

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21. Oh absolutely, and that's the term I use.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 02:36 PM

Mar 2013

My tea-bagger acquaintances don't get it, though. All winter long I've heard nothing but "how come it's so cold if we got this so called global warming?" (and in fact we actually had an abnormally warm winter up 'till now).

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Scientists link frozen spring to dramatic Arctic sea ice loss [View all] Redfairen Mar 2013 OP

I think even though I am almost 60 i will see in my lifetime some big changes. nt Mojorabbit Mar 2013 #1

Hey, that's my age too. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #12

The bird bath here froze solid in Vegas. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #2

I'm not even going to attempt discussing this with the tea-baggers I work with.. groundloop Mar 2013 #3

A more accurate term is "global climate change" KamaAina Mar 2013 #5

Oh absolutely, and that's the term I use. groundloop Mar 2013 #21

Scientists? Roy Rolling Mar 2013 #4

By this time last year... Dryvinwhileblind Mar 2013 #6

Jetstream at very low latitudes: Ghost Dog Mar 2013 #7

this cold snap and Hurricane Sandy too Botany Mar 2013 #8

I think humankind has "pwned" itself. AAO Mar 2013 #13

"pwned" ? nt raccoon Mar 2013 #19

The Meaning of PWNED AAO Mar 2013 #20

Thank you. raccoon Mar 2013 #23

The new normal weather pattern will be "unpredictable". Scuba Mar 2013 #9

Todays weather: Unpredicable, with a 20 percent chance of high winds, tornados, or hurricanes. AAO Mar 2013 #14

Last happened in the UK forty years ago dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #10

Damn it. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #11

You will never convince the walking brain dead magic59 Mar 2013 #17

We especially have no hope of convincing them Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #22

I've always wondered if something like The Day After Tomorrow would be possible. Lobo27 Mar 2013 #15

Weather weirding. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #16

Very true. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #26

well that explains why this is the coldest spring in DC I've ever known wordpix Mar 2013 #18

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2013 #24

K&R. Sad to see global warming now changing the jet stream. Overseas Mar 2013 #25