Global Cooling Coming? Archibald uses solar and surface data to predict 4.9°C fall (!)

JoNova ^ | January 26th, 2012 | Joanne

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I spent 15 years in southern MN, and I can vouch for that. Minnesota weather is deranged. It was frequently over 100 F in the summer, and winters were bitter, dropping to -40 F and staying there for long periods. When I had the opportunity to move back to Alaska from there, I did it in a heartbeat. At least, up here, the gradients aren’t so steep. Alaska is so big that we have several climate zones, so we can more or less make a choice. Rainy and cool? Panhandle or Aleutians. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter? Fairbanks, hands down. The south coast is a nice place, cold snaps in the winter, but mostly tolerable, with warm sunny summers as a rule. (But, I could still like a little bit more “warm” in the summer... :o) )