What's El Nino bringing AK for Christmas?

Barrow shows no trend toward milder winters. It has been oscillating between 45 to 90 days of minus-20 cold for almost 100 years. The same for Nome, which has been in the range of 60 to 90 days below zero since near the Gold Rush days.

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War on coal

While campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama said his cap-and-trade tax plans would "bankrupt" anyone building a coal-fired power plant. Although those taxes haven't materialized, the Environmental Protection Agency has put the brakes on 79 surface mining permits in four states since he was elected.

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Taiyo is 7 years old. Performed this song before a day of protest for 350.org

Restaurant keeps customers cozy in outdoor dining area — even in cold weather - Pennsylvania

PLYMOUTH — The lushly landscaped patio you’ll pass on your way into Redstone American Grill looks so inviting you may wish the season for outdoor dining could go on a little longer.

Well, here it can. Heaters above each table will capably take care of the brisk autumn chill in the air, assured manager Mike O’Leary.

“It can get pretty toasty out here, so we still get full sections on Friday and Saturday nights,” he said. “Some people want the outdoor dining option even when the weather gets colder.”