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Comment Re: Not their fault (Score 0) 397

by OakDragon (#48915747) Attached to: "Mammoth Snow Storm" Underwhelms

In central mass north of Worcester I have gotten 3 feet and it is continuing to fall.

There is so much snow I have no where to put it.

The storm is highly variable too. 15 miles due north of me they have gotten 6 ".

I'm going to take all those data points as evidence of climate change.

Submission + - Being Colder May Be Good For Your Health (theatlantic.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: If you live in a developed nation, you're probably pretty warm throughout most of the day. Enclosed spaces, thick clothing, and heating devices do a good job to keep the cold away. But this hasn't been the case for most of human history. Even in warmer climates, humans often had to deal with chilly nights and tough winters. That's where our metabolic system evolved, and now people are doing research to figure out if that's a better natural state for maintaining our health. One recent study found that "when people cool their bedrooms from 75 degrees to 66 degrees, they gain brown fat, the metabolically active fat that burns calories to generate heat." Another showed that "even after controlling for diet, lifestyle, and other factors, people who live in warmer parts of Spain are more likely to be obese than people who live in the cooler parts." The article talks about people letting their house temperatures drop into the 50s and wearing ice vests during the day, all in the name of further research.

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