Was That Winter Warm? Depends On If You Accept Climate Change

John Timmer, Ars Technica
Fri, 11/28/2014 - 7:00am

The US winter of 2012, according to someone who experienced it (me), was freakishly warm. In fact, it was the third warmest winter on record, and the warmth was largely concentrated in the east. Western states overall experienced typical winter temperatures. This, reasoned a trio of sociologists, provided an excellent controlled experiment, as you could contrast the views of those who had a normal winter with those who experienced an unusually warm one.

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