Science deniers!
Dear media super-geniuses: "Coldest temperatures in 20 years" means it was this cold 20 YEARS AGO. #polarvortex http://t.co/ahdpOr9IfU
— Michael Graham (@IAMMGraham) January 7, 2014
Facts are hard.
Meteorologist Joe Pennington took to Twitter to call out media outlets for “polar vortex” science fails. Trying to survive the bone-chilling cold? Read these tweets and giggle madly. Laughing will warm you up in no time! (That science is settled.)
Someone needs to tell 'Good Morning America' people don't live in the mid/upper atmosphere. #ScienceFail pic.twitter.com/BRWgBRtUws
— Joe Pennington (@5NEWSJoe) January 7, 2014
Snicker.
@KATV_Weather yep, 187 million people apparently getting sucked up into the atmosphere this morning.
— Joe Pennington (@5NEWSJoe) January 7, 2014
Hey @GMA, are these the people "in the polar vortex"? pic.twitter.com/I4pe4qZqOv
— Joe Pennington (@5NEWSJoe) January 7, 2014
Gasping! And not from being sucked up into the atmosphere.
RT @wxbrad Every time the word #PolarVortex is misused today a scientist dies a little inside.
— Joe Pennington (@5NEWSJoe) January 7, 2014
@5NEWSJoe "What have I told you kids about playing around at or above 500MB!" "Somebody is bound to get hurt up there!"
— Terry Domerese (@SkewTee) January 7, 2014
Is it on the ground? RT @KATV_Weather Here's what the POLAR VORTEX looks like from Little Rock #sarcasm #arwx pic.twitter.com/BFg330Sja2
— Joe Pennington (@5NEWSJoe) January 7, 2014
A fellow meteorologist joins in the snarkfest:
@5NEWSJoe AGAIN?
— Todd Yakoubian (@KATVToddYak) January 7, 2014
Standby for this public service announcement before you watch network AM news… the “polar vortex” isn't new. #ARWX pic.twitter.com/SBPqUEQJKZ
— Todd Yakoubian (@KATVToddYak) January 7, 2014
. #ARWX @Blake_Smith77 They are acting like it’s something new. It’s not. It’s only new to them.
— Todd Yakoubian (@KATVToddYak) January 7, 2014
What’s next for the dastardly “polar vortex”?
@5NEWSJoe Came close at one point. We were able to seek shelter.
— Todd Yakoubian (@KATVToddYak) January 7, 2014
@KATV_Weather "polar vortex funnel"
— Joe Pennington (@5NEWSJoe) January 7, 2014
Brr-urn!
