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Freak snowstorm hits Gander, N.F on Victoria Day weekend - Environment - Canoe.ca

While Ontarians were lounging on beaches and barbecuing on the Victoria Day weekend, Newfoundlanders were digging out after a freak snowstorm buried parts of the province under about two feet of snow.

According to accuweather.com, Gander tallied a heavy, wet snowfall of 69 cm between Saturday morning and Sunday night.
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Normal snowfall for the province for the month of May is 13 cm, according to Environment Canada. The highest snowfall for all of May was 49 cm, set in 1972.

Anchorage Snow Season Sets Records | OutsideOnline.com

May 17 marked day 232 of measurable snowfall for the city, the longest snow season in over 30 years. The last record, set back in the 1981-82 season, was 230 days.

May 17 also set new daily records for coldest maximum temperature and liquid precipitation in Anchorage, with as much as six inches of snowfall in some parts.

Activists rally at Capitol to promote carbon tax

Oregon Climate Action Now is sponsoring the event on Wednesday, May 22, on the Capitol lawn, starting at 11 a.m. Activists will display a 100-foot-long “salmon” with “scales” more than 1,300 Oregonians from recycled cardboard.

Pro-Obama Group Launches Attack On Republican “Climate Deniers” | TIME.com

On Monday, the organization released a Twitter tool for supporters to “call out” their member of Congress as a “climate change denier,” with tweets like: “Rep. [John Doe] Stop denying the science of #climate change. It’s time for Congress to act.”