{"id":13342,"date":"2012-11-01T04:49:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T09:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/?p=13342"},"modified":"2012-12-01T14:22:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T19:22:24","slug":"unforced-variations-nov-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2012\/11\/unforced-variations-nov-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Unforced Variations: Nov 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kcite-section\" kcite-section-id=\"13342\">\n<p>I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/capital-weather-gang\/post\/climate-change-predictions-foresaw-hurricane-sandy-scenario-for-new-york-city\/2012\/10\/31\/b78de428-2374-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html\">can&#8217;t<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/11\/01\/science\/earth\/scientists-unsure-if-climate-change-is-to-blame-for-hurricane-sandy.html\">think<\/a> <a 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