It's Dim, Alright...
Oh my god... It's 8:30pm Eastern time and it's dark out now. IT'S DARK!! WHAT HAPPENED?? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUN??!! AAAHHH!!
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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I'm not sure who's funnier; Jon Stewart and his correspondents up above? Or the complete morons in the paragraph just below? Ah well... I suppose if I were to really break it down, I'm laughing with the peeps above, and AT the dip-shits below.
In the middle of this week's storm, Senator James Inhofe constructed an "igloo" in Washington, DC and posted a sign reading "Honk if you heart global warming." Senator Jim DeMint tweeted "It's going to keep snowing in DC until Al Gore cries uncle." Rush Limbaugh and Fox News chimed in with story after story distorting the facts to fit their dishonest narrative.
But, of course, WE know that extreme weather IS climate change.
Fact: Climate change causes more frequent and severe snowstorms
Record snowstorms need two things: temperatures below freezing, and very high humidity. On a planet warmer by a few degrees on average, the Northeast US will still have plenty of days below freezing; the big difference will be warmer seas producing higher levels of moisture in the air — and therefore more severe cold-season storms.
Fact: We can expect more extreme weather
Scientists tell us that climate change has already led to more extreme weather in the United States and we can expect stronger hurricanes, more wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, to name a few. The cost of inaction could reach half a trillion dollars a year.
Fact: The world is warming at a quickening pace
Weather in one region over days or months should not be confused with climate or the patterns of weather over decades and centuries. And the science is clear here: the last decade was the hottest on record. And to put this year’s weather in perspective, January was warmer than average for the continental United States.
(via: Repower America)
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