Snow and ice had created traffic hazards in the Deep South, the Northeast was being walloped by a blizzard-like storm on Wednesday, and snow was on the ground in every state (even Hawaii) with the single exception of Florida. The time seemed right for another report on global warming.

By Jack Kenny, New American
Snow and ice had created traffic hazards in the Deep South, the Northeast was being walloped by a blizzard-like storm on Wednesday, and snow was on the ground in every state (even Hawaii) with the single exception of Florida. The time seemed right for another report on global warming.
The year just ended tied 2005 for the hottest on record, according to a report by two federal agencies, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. The timing of the report is ironic, recalling the time a few years ago in New York when a major speech on global warming by former Vice President Al Gore was cancelled because of a snowstorm. And a blizzard greeted the participants of the climate change conference in Copenhagen in 2009.

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