I don’t know about everybody else, but where I am at the moment it is seven degrees headed to a high for the day of nine. The upside to the blizzard conditions is that the high winds are keeping the snow from accumulating so there won’t be a lot of shoveling to do.
Another upside to the incredibly cold temperatures in most of the country? It forces some climate change alarmists to come out and explain why the incredibly widespread cold weather doesn’t mean there’s no “global warming” problem.
A top science trend as a result of the shivering temps is “global warming,” and much of the reason us due to some ongoing mockery:
However, the media (and other climate change alarmists) operate under the credo “Always Be Closing,” and as a result, there’s some heavy lifting going on in order to explain that the incredibly cold temperatures don’t mean global warming has taken a holiday:
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Global warming is causing the coldest Christmas in 40 years pic.twitter.com/c5thQK9XWQ
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 23, 2022
The media could not be more predictable.
But as you know, they often want it both ways. Last year CNN reported that the odds of having a “white Christmas” are going down due to global warming, and this year CNN reported on a frigid “arctic blast.” The reason? You guessed it: Climate change:
Last year @CNN said global warming was making it too warm for snow at Christmas. This year they say Christmas will be the coldest in nearly 40 years.#ClimateScam pic.twitter.com/YgyT3trEvH
— Tony Heller (@TonyClimate) December 20, 2022
I’m reminded of stories from a couple decades ago that described the snow-free hellscape that winter would become. Instead now we even have NASA getting in on the “allow us to explain” action for why we’re freezing our bits off due to all the warming that’s happening:
Just because it's cold for a day, a week, or a season, it doesn't mean global warming is over. All months have been warming since recordkeeping began in 1880, including December. The main cause: human activities. Stay tuned next month for the Dec. 2022 data point. pic.twitter.com/IPYiKMWa9B
— NASA Climate (@NASAClimate) December 22, 2022
When I was in elementary school some of these same government agencies were telling us there was another ice age on the way, and now when it’s icy they tell us it’s because of a warming climate. It’s all so confusing!
Climate idiocy 2000: Global warming to end snow.
Climate idiocy 2022: Global warming causes more snow.https://t.co/0fOrNqYNDL
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) December 18, 2022
They’ve certainly got all the bases covered.
Curse you, Global Warming!
"Arctic blast this week brings the coldest Christmas in nearly 40 years for millions" https://t.co/s4GQIavFoC
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) December 19, 2022
“The big question“:
The big question for both policymakers and the public, therefore, is how much of the horrid weather can be definitively attributed to global warming.
And you know the answer to that is going to be “all of it”:
Climate change experts say that it’s not merely a coincidence — climate change really is worsening our winter storms this year, as multiples experts told Salon.
“Winter storms develop in a climate change environment: it is warmer and moister,” Kevin Trenberth of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) told Salon by email. “But it is plenty cold in winter over the continent. It means snow amounts can be much greater: e.g. see Buffalo recently. They may be more intense: not guaranteed, but more developments ensue. Watch for a bad nor-easter.”
If it gets much warmer we’re all going to freeze to death!
Shit like: "COLDEST CHRISTMAS IN 40 YEARS!"
is why they stopped calling it "global warming" and changed it to "climate change" awhile back. pic.twitter.com/89P6vRzD8m— Wicked Crispy (@WickedCrispy) December 23, 2022
The pivot to “climate change” began as a result, but “global warming” still gets a workout in some circles, even if it’s to explain why we’re all currently freezing. Ah, “science”!
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