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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope you realize that "back in my day..." comparisons are really inappropriate when it comes to climate.

Why? Here are the max temps from my first week of freshman year. 104, 95, 102, 86, 100. It was a lot cooler than that in southern cal.[/quote]

It is ridiculous how the discussion of climate change has convinced people that the climate has already changed. The “warmest July on record” stuff you hear is because they’re taking into account temps over the ocean and the poles. The CONUS has had a relatively average to cool spring/summer. Besides, the predictions for long term climate change are for a handful of degrees over the next hundred years. You kid will be out of college by then. [/quote]

DC climate is notably warmer than 50 years ago. I grew up here in the 70s. Climate change is not some distant future problem. [/quote]

I responded to the clothing for college in Boston thread and people are talking about how it doesn't snow as much any more.  The AC issues are countrywide now with K-12 schools and retrofits.  My 1960s Bay Area elementary has window ACs in all classrooms now. The AC is also coming into two Rust Belt districts I later attended. The weather has definitely shifted and societal expectations have also changed regardless of global warming.  
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When I was in college in the Carolinas many years ago, no dorms had a/c, nor did any classroom buildings other than the science buildings. Most homes did not, either. On the other hand, school didn’t start until after Labor Day, although it didn’t get out until June.[/quote]

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