Temperature hits record low in Calgary
CALGARY - A chilly Thanksgiving weekend broke an 80-year-old record when the temperature plunged to -16.1 C in Calgary Monday.Harvest hits a snag with snow
The old record of -13.3 C was set in 1928, said Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor.
Southwest Saskatchewan has about 93 per cent of its crop harvested, but the northwest has only 61 per cent of its crop in the bin and the northeast has 57 per cent of its crop off.Nature.com: The Great Beyond: Climate sceptics celebrate BBC story
To blame for the early onset of winter is a mass of arctic air that has parked itself over the Prairies, says Environment Canada meteorologist Bill McMurtry.
Given that they occupy a position on the scientific credibility spectrum that could charitably be characterised as ‘fringe’, it is no surprise that those who deny climate change have to take their victories where they find them.‘Nature’ attacks the BBC for its U-turn over climate change – Telegraph Blogs
Hence the glee following the BBC’s recent story ‘What happened to global warming?’
The BBC’s change of mind over global warming has upset the journal Nature, whose blog accuses the Beeb of lending credibility to sceptics by admitting that the planet stopped heating up in 1998 and taking seriously the arguments of scientists who believe that cooling will continue for 30 years.
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