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The Meltdown Continues

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“Over the weekend, the world’s northernmost weather station, located just 440 miles from the North Pole, warmed to 43 degrees Fahrenheit during what’s normally the coldest time of the year. That’s about 60 degrees above average for February. The rising … Continue reading →

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Beyond Extreme

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Sea-ice extents are declining for all months, but as assessed over the period of satellite observations (1979 to present), the extent at the end of the melt season in September is dropping at the remarkable rate of 13 percent per … Continue reading →

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Global Warmth Reached Here

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“A stretch of mild weather that significantly shrank the city’s monstrous snowbanks and turned roads and sidewalks into a sodden mess also marked the longest January period of above 0 C temperatures since 1873.” See 67 hours above freezing a record … Continue reading →

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Spring Arrives a Month Early Where I Live

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Robert Pogson

Here it is the middle of March and the weather-people are forecasting the arrival of spring: The normal high for this time of year is -2°C, below the freezing point of water. This heat wave will destroy the snow-cover and … Continue reading →

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