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Bringyourfugshiz t1_j9ghu2w wrote

Uh, when did we have first winter?

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DMala t1_j9giq7f wrote

That one weekend when everything literally froze solid for about 30 hours.

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klgp24 t1_j9ik4l2 wrote

I thought it was right before Christmas when we got that little bit of snow that lasted a minute

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Why-R-People-So-Dumb t1_j9k1di3 wrote

I’m in the field of sustainable energy so people feel the need to tell me constantly about how that one weekend saying something along the line of “see told you it’s just New England weather, pff global warming,” reminding me of where my username came from.

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DMala t1_j9l7dhn wrote

It’s too bad it got termed “global warming” before we fully had a grasp on it. If “climate change” had been the term that people had internalized, it would be easier to explain that the system swings wildly in both directions as it becomes less stable.

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Why-R-People-So-Dumb t1_j9lsseu wrote

It’s too bad people can’t fathom that “global” doesn’t mean local either. 🤦🏼‍♂️

In either case I think the problem exists more broad than some politicized argument; nobody is coming up with solutions either, we are all stuck leaving a footprint for food, basic energy needs, commuting, etc.

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timewarp33 t1_j9m08d7 wrote

Lol I think the history of these terms is funny. Frank Lutz, famous conservative political communications consultant preferred the term climate change over global warming because you could more easily weasel your way out of it by just saying "so what, the climate changes all the time!" Or some variation. I had a friend whose mom was a climatologist and her preferred term has always been "global storming", referencing the unpredictability of the situation.

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The66thDopefish t1_j9grkr2 wrote

cries in Springfield

(Then again, Springfield DPW is horrible at plowing, so I guess this is acceptable)

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TheConeIsReturned OP t1_j9gtc66 wrote

You must live near the shore

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DARfuckinROCKS t1_j9hgbcq wrote

You must have never been here for a real winter.

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