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Part two of this series is at the Yale Climate Forum -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTAZue6ylZ8
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This extraordinary mild winter in north america, followed by an unprecedentedly warm march, has shocked a lot of people who formerly dismissed the reality of climate change.
In addition, several years of violent tornado seasons have many asking if we are entering a "new Normal" in regard to our seasons.
For this two part series, I interviewed a number of climate scientists and experts from around the country, and found some surprising answers.
Part two is available at the Yale Climate Forum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTAZue6ylZ8
tornado counts, noaa
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/images/tornado/2010/annual/2010annual_torncount.png
Arctic Warming altering weather
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/arctic-warming-is-altering-weather-patterns-study-shows/
Arctic changes and Weather Extremes: NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/science/earth/arctic-sea-ice-eyed-for-clues-to-weather-extremes.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/G/Gillis,%20Justin?ref=justingillis
Jennifer Francis: Linking Weird Weather to Arctic changes
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/linking_weird_weather_to_rapid_warming_of_the_arctic/2501/
Jennifer Francis graphs
http://e360.yale.edu/slideshow/loss_of_arctic_sea_ice_already_influencing_weather/74/3/
Munich Re:Statement of Prof. Peter Hoppe/2010 Press release on climate related Natcats
http://www.munichre.com/en/media_relations/press_releases/
2011/2011_01_03_press_release.aspx
current tornado stats - US
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/
shrinking western snowpack
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53909597-78/snow-utah-climate-rain.html.csp
