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SnooCupcakes299 t1_itvjwx1 wrote

Reply to comment by rikki-tikki-deadly in Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases hit record high by hugglenugget

I live in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and I think of this often.

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rikki-tikki-deadly t1_itvu7ds wrote

I suppose you have the upside of knowing that each winter will be a little warmer than the last. Though that's scant consolation if you enjoy winter.

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AppropriateEdge1203 t1_itw8hb1 wrote

The winters just swing between cold rain and arctic blasts. The ice causes trees to fall and the freeze thaw cycle wrecks our roads. I miss the good cold snowy winters of the past.

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SnooCupcakes299 t1_itx4war wrote

It was 80 degrees f. here today.

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mizmoxiev t1_itzhrgj wrote

Whoa! 80F in Cape Breton?! It's basically November! Damn that is some truly wild shit

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Zakluor t1_itxveww wrote

In Moncton, NB, thirty years ago, winters were cold. -30°C was a norm through January-February. The last four years, we didn't get below -20°C.

I grew up in Halifax, NS. As kids, we made snow forts all the time. 20 years later, snow made up little of the winter: freezing rain was more frequent than snow.

Moncton, further north, is now seeing that change. We see more freezing rain and less snow than ever. Notable for a region that was once known as the "snow belt".

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