Virginia is Feeling the Heat From Climate Change | Kelly Henderson's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC
Being from Northern Virginia in the suburbs right outside of Washington, D.C., I was also fortunate enough to experience the region’s fairly consistent climate throughout the seasons. Growing up the late 1980’s and 1990’s (as part of the millennial generation), I was experienced what I considered a “normal” temperate climate: mildly-cold winters with three to four big snows per season, a mild spring with some rain and wind, muggy, warm summers with the nightly thunderstorm (rarely with temperatures hotter than 90 though) and colorful, crisp, cool autumns. Everything seemed to be in balance and it was rare that a massive storm or extreme weather event would come through and throw off the balance (with the exception of hurricanes Fran, Bonnie and Floyd which brought heavy rains, flooding and a lot of damage from the tidal basin area up to the Shenandoah Valley). These days, I’m sad to say extreme weather events hitting Virginia are no longer a rarity.1801 : Thomas Jefferson Notes Dramatic Climate Change In Virginia | Real Science
January 2011 in front of my parent's home in Northern Virginia when a last minute "snowmageddon-type" storm hit the region hard leaving many people and cars stranded. (Photo by K. Henderson)
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