<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The New Normal : Five Months Of&nbsp;Winter]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Winter 2012-2013 got off to a bang with a record snowfall on Halloween</p>
<blockquote><p>Oct 31, 2012</p>
<p>As much as 2-3&#8242; of snow fell in the mountains of Maryland and West Virginia, with lighter snows in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/sandy-snowy-side-20121030">Sandy&#8217;s Snowy Side Turns Deadly &#8211; weather.com</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Five months later, winter is still going strong.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/news/winter-storm-virgil-20130321">Winter Storm Virgil Targets Midwest, East with Snow | Weather Underground</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Climate experts have been telling us for decades that global warming means shorter winters and less snowfall.</p>
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