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Linux-Is-Best t1_j76duab wrote

No, this is not the coldest, but it has become rare as of late, for it to get this cold. Furthermore, the weather would gradually decline over time, so both us and nature could adjust.

The global warming deniers will point to these few days and say, "see, this is fine." This is not fine. A few extreme temperatures or the occasional snowstorm do not make up for the whole season or seasons prior.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j76hkpf wrote

Climate change should have been named “extreme weather” or “dangerous weather” (not global warming) so people would understand it.

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HugeSuccess t1_j76sewk wrote

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” — Upton Sinclair

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_j76e5bc wrote

I have not seen western Massachusetts this cold in 47 years

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Linux-Is-Best t1_j76lwvu wrote

I am 41, soon to be 42 (this March), and I have. This used to be fairly common. You can even look up historical weather patterns and they record that these conditions once were not unusual.

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