April 21, 2016
...AND THE LIVIN' IS EASY:
Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the United States (Patrick J. Egan & Megan Mullin, 4/21/16, Nature)
Here we show that in the United States from 1974 to 2013, the weather conditions experienced by the vast majority of the population improved. Using previous research on how weather affects local population growth8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 to develop an index of people's weather preferences, we find that 80% of Americans live in counties that are experiencing more pleasant weather than they did four decades ago. Virtually all Americans are now experiencing the much milder winters that they typically prefer, and these mild winters have not been offset by markedly more uncomfortable summers or other negative changes.
I liked it better when we were being promised nuclear winter.
Posted by Orrin Judd at April 21, 2016 7:37 PM