<?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[Growing Coconuts In&nbsp;DC]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>It has been 33 years since the New York Times predicted that the US would become &#8220;truly tropical&#8221;</p>
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<p>The predicted warming would not be pleasant. The Northern Hemisphere, having less ocean, would experience a greater than average temperature rise. <strong>The southern United States and Europe would become truly tropical.</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/03/opinion/waiting-for-the-greenhouse-effect.html">Waiting for the Greenhouse Effect &#8211; NYTimes.com</a></p></blockquote>
<p>And in 2015, the Potomac was frozen solid</p>
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<p>The New York Times won&#8217;t publish skeptics opinions, because of SCIENCE</p>
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