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It's a unicorn!
August 8, 2007
by Fred Bortz,
2 years 16 weeks ago
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This article is another case of someone hearing hoofbeats (evidence of global warming) and immediately searching for a zebra.
The Tunguska event is fascinating and I've even written about it in a chapter of one of my books, but in the context of global warming, it's beyond zebra-hood. It's a unicorn!
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