Meteorological Mayhem!
December, 1998
If you think the weather has gone a bit wacko, you're in good company. Tom Karl, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's climate data center in Asheville, North Carolina and respected keeper of the nation's weather statistics, believes it has, too. Karl and his colleagues have looked at their numbers to see whether this widespread public perception is based in fact. It is subtle work, separating real weather trends from the daily ups and downs of our unsteady atmosphere...
