continental climate

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a climate characterized by hot summers, cold winters, and little rainfall, typical of the interior of a continent

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Words nearby continental climate

continent, continental, Continental Army, continental breakfast, Continental Celtic, continental climate, continental code, Continental Congress, continental crust, continental cuisine, continental divide

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As uncovered by the climate blog desmogblog, the Ethical Oil meme dates to a 2010 book by Ezra Levant.
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From Ann Coulter on Ebola to evangelicals on climate change, 2014 was full of award-worthy science denialism.
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She seems to think that “climate science” is “long range weather forecasting.”
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No cheers for those who push and vote against taking climate change seriously.
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Sadly, this choice between growth and climate change may not be necessary.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sweden excluded British goods, conformably to the continental system established by Bonaparte.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It succeeds best in a deep rich loam in a climate ranging from forty to fifty degrees of latitude.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
It has long been the custom for advertisers in the continental journals to typify their wares.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
However, a sojourn in a milder climate might prolong his life for a few months; so he advised Algeria.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
The climate of those mountains is cold rather than temperate, and less healthful than sickly.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

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