Record October warmth seen as sign of things to come

Vermont just experienced its warmest October on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
With an average temperature of 52.9 degrees, October exceeded the average of 45.2 degrees for that month in Vermont by 7.7 degrees.
Much of the rest of New England also experienced record heat.
Continued record high temperatures are a virtual certainty, according to a report published this month under the aegis of a bevy of federal agencies including NASA, the EPA, the Depart