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Here in Seattle we’ve had an exceedingly mild summer. Anecdotes work in both directions.

No, climate change works in both directions. It causes extremes in both directions. Source: I have a PhD in Oceanography with focus on climate modeling

I seem remember hearing this over a decade and a half ago too. I've been confused and frustrated how the message ever got lost.

So, you agree that anecdotes are worthless? I don’t understand your comment.

I think OP meant those anecdotes are both examples of climate change. Causing extreme wildness and extreme craziness elsewhere

climate change just causes bad weather. So when the weather is bad you can just say - "That's climate change for you."

Some people complain about this, me, I think about the poor bastards in the past who had no response at all and I think, "eh, it's an ill wind indeed that blows no good."

So your weather has been unusual as well? Would you say that this might be reminiscent of a changing climate? The anecdotal accounts of weird climate changes in many locations are really stacking up at this point. Together with the scientific data it is looking like all the changing climate is due to climate change.

Seattle usually has a mild summer. And a mild winter. It's overall just a mild climate all the time.

Today is hot. There was a hot day in July. Rest of the summer so far has been pretty mild.

You mean other than today at 97F / 36C. Brutal.

Past Wednesday, while Skyping with my parents in Europe, I told them that this year's Bay Area summer had been unusually mild so far.

2 days later and we had the start of a record breaking heat wave.

MILD SUMMER?

We've been breaking records...

And we don't have AC either really

What records? We’ve only had a few hot days all summer.

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