Is this late summer snowfall an example of the extreme weather we can expect from anthropogenic climate change? Maybe, as this early snow looks pretty extreme to us:
Parts of South Dakota got 8" of #snow as they were hit by the earliest winter #storm in more than 120 years! pic.twitter.com/9YQdBQmB7A
— Maria J. Molina, PhD (@ScienceByMaria) September 12, 2014
Now we don’t know for sure if this storm is because of all the CO2 humans are pumping into the atmosphere, but we do know one thing for sure: it’s cold!
Up to 20 inches of snow falls in Wyoming: CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A late summer snowstorm dropped up to 20 inche… http://t.co/5QJD7FVefs
— Social In Okla City (@SocialNOklaCity) September 12, 2014
If you haven't checked the calendar lately, it's technically still summer. Sept snow out West: http://t.co/1Q355IDG61 pic.twitter.com/rUhy7FQ4PF
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/jojojamjam/status/510410714918305792
TOO SOON! Snow covers the ground in some parts of the country http://t.co/ncsTsGEeQc pic.twitter.com/lFbNmr1Qsc
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) September 12, 2014
Snow in summer her in Colorado AHH SO COLD ? pic.twitter.com/mrxCNXHaNa
— Tianna Morris (@trmorris2000) September 12, 2014
I am snow not ready for summer to end. pic.twitter.com/HW0Vq3YMGU
— John Ives (@jives) September 12, 2014
And check out this picture from The Weather Channel.
Is George Washington crying because Congress has done nothing to address climate change and now he’s getting snowed on?