So Much For Global Warming -- North Dakota's 2011-2012 Winter to Be Colder Than Usual

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecast for the Northern Plains holds good news only for those North Dakotans who were worried that the snowblower they purchased during one of the last three snowy seasons wasn't a good long-term investment.

NOAA's winter outlook, released Thursday, says there is a greater than 40 percent chance of colder than normal temperatures across North Dakota during November, December and January. The western half of the state has a greater than 50 percent chance of wetter than normal conditions, while the eastern half has a greater than 40 percent chance of wetter than normal conditions.

"The current trends we're looking at do certainly suggest it's going to be another colder than normal winter, and more active in terms of storm systems hitting the state," said Rich Kinney, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Bismarck.

Thank goodness the producers are capturing all that natural gas, that would otherwise be flared, for heating homes.