To the editor:
It seems like this past December and January have been as cold and sunless as any stretch of weather I can recall in my 60-plus years here in the valley. I’ve seen it much colder several times in years past but can’t remember it being as sustained. Is it just a lousy stretch of weather or is it an actual change in our climate?
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