Has the weather become more extreme where you live?

Main post link -> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/science/earth/extreme-weather-grows-in-frequency-and-intensity-around-world.html?ref=science&_r=0

Where I live in america, it seems like the weather has been crazier in the last three years than it was in the first 13 years of my life. In nyc where I am from we have had hurricanes two years in a row (They are usually rare) and last winter was crazy mild.

Where you guy's live, has the weather noticeably been more extreme?

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Some years ago, it snowed for the first time in 80 years in Buenos Aires.

Esteban Gomezllata - 8 years, 5 months ago

Yeah definitely, the Seattle area has had it's longest droughts, weirdest snowstorms, hottest days, and heaviest rains in the last three years or so. Nothing as bad as hurricane sandy though.

Michael Pedersen - 8 years, 5 months ago

To be honest, no. I live in Cape Town, South Africa and the weather is normal here.

Daniel Feinstein - 8 years, 5 months ago

Well that's good to hear. Even if the planet's climate goes off it's rocker there might be some nodes of normalcy

Grace Doughty - 8 years, 5 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$