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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Polar Vortex -- Climate Change or Not?

Here are some links to articles about the Polar Vortex phenomenon -- perfect for dinner table discussions with your Uncle Hal, who still thinks Watergate was just an unfortunate misunderstanding. Talk among yourselves. 

The Guardian -- UK
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/07/us-polar-vortex-global-warming

NPR:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/07/260455201/what-is-the-polar-vortex-and-why-is-it-doing-this-to-us?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

Rachel Maddow
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/winter-climate-and-whats-truly-laughable

Scientific American Editors' Blog
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2014/01/06/what-is-this-polar-vortex-that-is-freezing-the-u-s/?fb_action_ids=655321094525132&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B624568307580688%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D


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