|
|
Article: Has Global Cooling Arrived?
- Article from:
- Human Events
- Article date:
- January 5, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Human Events Publishing, Inc. Jan 5, 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Winter officially arrived with the December 21 solstice. But for many Americans, autumn 2008 's final days already felt like deepest, coldest January.
New Englanders still lacked electricity after a December 11 ice storm snapped power lines. Up to eight inches of snow struck New Orleans and Southern Louisiana that day and didn't melt for 48 hours in some neighborhoods.
In Southern California, a halfinch of snow brightened Malibu's hills while a half-foot barricaded highways and marooned commuters in desert towns East of Los Angeles. Three inches of the white stuff shuttered Las Vegas' McCarran Airport and dusted the Strip's hotels and casinos.
What are the odds of that?
Actually, the odds ...