California just had its warmest winter since record keeping began 119 years ago, according to newly published NOAA data. Meanwhile, the midwest is recovering from one of its top-ten coldest seasons ever. The jury’s still out on the role of climate change in both regions’ wintertide weirdness. Tim McDonnel has details on the debate at Mother Jones.
https://gizmodo.com/theres-a-polar-vortex-sweeping-across-america-and-i-1494961441
