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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

02 Jun 1978

Page 5

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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1978

Page

5

How cold was it really December 1970s degree days study

Vera Weber reports on heating degree days from the National Weather Service for Carbondale Anna Harrisburg and Marion to show monthly totals 1972 through April 1978 with 1960s data for Marion. The piece discusses two record winters 1976 77 and the following season and links cold snaps to jet stream shifts and warm Pacific waters in the Gulf of Alaska.

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Erme National Weather Service Vera Weber Southern Illinois Department of Geography Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Illinois David L. Jones Pacific Gulf of Alaska Pacific Ocean Great Plains Mississippi Valley Carbondale Anna Marion Harrisburg Central Illinois Public Service Co
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We may be altering the climate in Southern Illinois

The article discusses climate change risks from fossil fuels and land clearing, noting atmospheric carbon dioxide's key role in global warming. It explains heating and cooling degree days as tools to gauge energy use and costs, with examples from Southern Illinois, and urges using these measures to assess home conservation efforts. It ends by predicting ongoing weather impacts on energy bills and the value of degree-day analysis.

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Consumers face higher utility costs amid predicted rate hikes

The piece argues that heating and electricity bills will rise as rates climb annually, driven by winter costs and a coal strike task force forecast. Boland notes regulatory lag and fixed costs eroding utility earnings, with stricter pricing maps likely and consumer conservation rising.

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Ter James Thompson U.S Ris Regulatory Commission Utility
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CarbondAle-Herrin-Murphysboro Marion Jul Ang John J. Boland Johns Hopkins University Southern Illinois University Grid Boland Latory Vera Webel
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