Fort Worth reports record-low high temperature | Fort Worth

Break out the record books again.

The cold snap didn't set a record low Monday as predicted, but it did hit the other end of the weather spectrum with a record-low high temperature.

The previous record-low high temperature for May 2 was 57 degrees in 1994, according to meteorologist Daniel Huckaby with the National Weather Service. Monday's high was only 53 degrees.
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Today could notch another record.

The depressing politics of climate change | Felix Salmon

One message I did get from the panel is that individual attempts to minimize our carbon footprint are not going to make any real difference. When I see people suffering a significant loss of utility because they’re watching their footprint and refuse to fly, for instance, it’s pretty clear that the personal cost of their decision is much greater than any global benefit. Even if they act as a role model and persuade others to follow their lead, they’re still perpetuating the idea that individual actions count. And I’m not sure there’s any evidence for that. Especially when the single most carbon-intensive thing that anybody can do — having children — is the last thing that they ever will (or should) give up for the sake of the planet.