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		<title>Renewable energy in the time of Polar Vortex</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/02/02/renewable-energy-in-the-time-of-polar-vortex/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A polar vortex event like we experienced last week does not make the sunshine weaker, nor does it reduce the strength of the wind. In fact, very cold weather can be associated with very sunny conditions, and in Minnesota a long dreary cool but not frigid cloudy period ended with the arrival of a much &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/02/02/renewable-energy-in-the-time-of-polar-vortex/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Renewable energy in the time of Polar Vortex</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Go Home, Arctic, You&#8217;re Drunk</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/29/go-home-arctic-youre-drunk-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 01:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Go Home Arctic You're Drunk]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dusting off the old meme I made a few years back, last time the Polar Vortex attacked North America: And yes, regardless of any dispute about the term &#8220;Polar Vortex&#8221; itself (there is some confusion and disagreement), the excursion of air masses that normally reside in a particular latitudinal region (i.e, tropical, temperate, polar) can &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/29/go-home-arctic-youre-drunk-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Go Home, Arctic, You&#8217;re Drunk</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Polar Vortex Is Dead.  But that does not mean it isn&#039;t cold out</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/11/17/the-polar-vortex-is-dead-but-that-does-not-mean-it-isnt-cold-out/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The term &#8220;Polar Vortex&#8221; was thrown around a lot last year, in reference to the persistent mass of very cold air that enveloped much of southern Canada and the US. As you will remember, Rush Limbaugh accused climate scientists and librul meteorologists of making up the polar vortex to scare everyone into thinking climate change &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/11/17/the-polar-vortex-is-dead-but-that-does-not-mean-it-isnt-cold-out/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Polar Vortex Is Dead.  But that does not mean it isn&#039;t cold out</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hot April, Hot Year?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/05/14/hot-april-hot-year/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NASA&#8217;s instrumental data set for their Land-Ocean Temperature Index, which goes back to 1880, has updated for April, and it appears that this year&#8217;s April is the second hottest on record. Also, we had one of the warmest winters on record, despite appearances to the contrary for those who live under the Polar Vortex. Paul &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/05/14/hot-april-hot-year/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hot April, Hot Year?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Climate Matters: Weather Systems Stalling</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/25/climate-matters-weather-systems-stalling/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polar vortex]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Paul Douglas from Weather Nation on weather whiplash, the latest on the Polar Vortex, Sochi weather problems. And, the 30-30-30 rule, which is good to know. Published on Jan 24, 2014 &#8220;It seems like the weather, increasingly, is getting stuck.&#8221; Meteorologist Paul Douglas explains this weather pattern that seems to be stuck in a rut. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/25/climate-matters-weather-systems-stalling/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Climate Matters: Weather Systems Stalling</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/16/the-polar-vortex-explained-in-2-minutes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published on Jan 8, 2014 President Obama&#8217;s Science and Technology Advisor, Dr. John Holdren, explains the polar vortex in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes extreme weather more likely going forward. Learn more at http://wh.gov/climate-change. January 8, 2014.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rush Limbaugh and the Liberal Polar Vortex</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/09/rush-limbaugh-and-the-liberal-polar-vortex/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 16:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate and weather]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the thing: Shauna Theel has a video on the Polar Vortex vs. Rush Limbaugh: Published on Jan 9, 2014 Media Matters Climate &#038; Energy Program Director Shauna Theel debunks Rush Limbaugh&#8217;s conspiracy that the &#8220;polar vortex&#8221; was created by the media to lie to you about climate change. Peter Gleick previously posted this Google &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/09/rush-limbaugh-and-the-liberal-polar-vortex/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Rush Limbaugh and the Liberal Polar Vortex</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Polar Vortex Might Be Caused By Al Gore (and other Liberals)</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/07/the-polar-vortex-might-be-caused-by-al-gore-and-other-liberals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Everyone laughed &#8230; earlier today &#8230; when Rush Limbaugh claimed that the Polar Vortex, the ginormous weather phenomenon that brought so much cold to Canada and the United States over the last few days, was created by Liberals. If Liberals can indeed create a planetary-level weather phenomenon like the Polar Vortex, then Liberals are very &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/07/the-polar-vortex-might-be-caused-by-al-gore-and-other-liberals/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Polar Vortex Might Be Caused By Al Gore (and other Liberals)</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>More on weather whiplash and the Polar Vortex</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/07/more-on-weather-whiplash-and-the-polar-vortex/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Extreme weather events of all kinds seem to be more common now than they were then. By now I mean the last five to ten years, approximately, and by then I mean &#8230; well, before that. This is because of global warming. The current Colding caused by a wandering Polar Vortex (which I&#8217;ve heard Rush &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/07/more-on-weather-whiplash-and-the-polar-vortex/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">More on weather whiplash and the Polar Vortex</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Go home, Arctic, You&#039;re Drunk.</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/05/go-home-arctic-youre-drunk/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If global warming is real, then why is it so cold? We are hearing this question quite often today and it will be asked many times by many people over the next few days as record low temperatures are set in many parts of the United States. Here in Minnesota, for example, we have a &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/01/05/go-home-arctic-youre-drunk/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Go home, Arctic, You&#039;re Drunk.</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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