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[quote=Anonymous]Fun fact with dark implications.

This past week, it has been colder in the DC metro area than in Nuuk, Greenland. That may change next week, but the highs in Nuuk this past week have been in the low-to-mid 30s. 
Why is this interesting? Aside from all of last week's Greenland headlines, it's notable because of the weather pattern associated with the destabilized polar vortex. When Arctic air in the stratosphere suddenly warms, the polar vortex destabilizes sending the coldest air southward. The more disturbing part of this, as anyone who follows climate change closely would know, is that the Arctic is among the fastest warming regions on Earth. It is becoming more common to have above-freezing temperatures in Arctic and far-north regions, including Siberia, Alaska, and Greenland, even during the winter. This is what the Trump obsession was all about. Trump may have liked the idea for his own ego and imperialist nonsense, but the oligarchs behind him want access to the minerals, which are becoming more accessible as glaciers melt. So the billionaire oligarch right wing does NOT deny climate change. They know climate change is happening and they are actively rooting for it. [/quote]

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