<?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[Gaia Is A&nbsp;Prankster]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Twenty-four years ago, experts speculated that declining snow cover might be due to CO2.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="117933" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/gaia-is-a-prankster/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg" data-orig-size="587,327" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_358 Oct. 20 07.22" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg?w=587" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-117933" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg?w=587&#038;h=327" alt="ScreenHunter_358 Oct. 20 07.22" width="587" height="327" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg 587w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_358-oct-20-07-22.jpg?w=300&amp;h=167 300w" sizes="(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px" /></a> <a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="117934" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/gaia-is-a-prankster/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg" data-orig-size="602,98" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_359 Oct. 20 07.27" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg?w=602" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-117934" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg?w=602&#038;h=98" alt="ScreenHunter_359 Oct. 20 07.27" width="602" height="98" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg 602w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg?w=150&amp;h=24 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/screenhunter_359-oct-20-07-27.jpg?w=300&amp;h=49 300w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/30/science/northern-hemisphere-snow-cover-found-to-be-shrinking.html?module=Search&amp;mabReward=relbias%3Ar">Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Found to Be Shrinking &#8211; NYTimes.com</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Immediately after their observation, the snow went into a hockey stick to record levels.</p>
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<p><a href="http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/table_area.php?ui_set=1&amp;ui_sort=0">Rutgers University Climate Lab :: Global Snow Lab</a></p></blockquote>
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