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    GawkerLiberalsShouldDieTom Scocca
    12/15/15 6:00pm

    I thought the weather patterns in parts of the U.S. shouldn’t be indicative of anything because we are only a small part of the world? At least, that’s what you say when Chicago or Detroit hits record low temperatures for the winter.

    This argument is no better than a senator holding up a snowball in April.

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      XrdsAlumGawkerLiberalsShouldDie
      12/15/15 6:11pm

      Geographic regions have certain average ranges of temperatures at certain times of the year, affected by the larger global climate system. When those ranges, hot or cold, start going out of whack on a consistent basis, it indicates that something’s up with that larger climate system.

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      Hu Phlung PuXrdsAlum
      12/15/15 6:34pm

      If climate always stayed the same it wouldn’t exist and nobody would talk about it let alone study it. Funny how it was unquestionable “settled science” in the 1990’s when it was referred to as “Global Warming” but since there’s been 17+ years of no warming they rebranded it “Climate Change” insuring that their theory remains defensible regardless of whether it gets warmer, cooler, more storm activity, less storm activity, etc. Meanwhile green tech lobbyists have filled their pockets disappeared into the night with taxpayer dollars.

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    Mike LitorisTom Scocca
    12/15/15 8:17pm

    If scientists are wrong about climate change the worst outcome is we waste money and pollute less. If bp and Exxon are wrong about climate change we can no longer use the earth.

    I know which side id rather be on.

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      chrismb44Mike Litoris
      12/16/15 12:27pm

      The problem with your “worst outcome” is whose money is being wasted. Guess what, it won’t be anyone from the 1%.

      The push for greater renewable energy adoption, rather than nuclear and natural gas (which is domestic, dirt cheap right now and for the foreseeable future), will undoubtedly hit the lower and middle class the hardest.

      The richest will pay higher costs at home without blinking. Corporations will outsource manufacturing to China, Mexico, etc., at an even higher rate to dodge whatever carbon tax or trade schemes are thrown at them.

      The problem is nowhere near as simple as you describe it.

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      NicoMike Litoris
      12/16/15 2:03pm

      That's my biggest peeve. Even the most scientifically illiterate should be able to understand that less pollution is always a good thing.

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    ARP2Tom Scocca
    12/15/15 6:15pm

    I tried to explain global warming to Tea Party Uncle (tm) like this. Global Warming/Climate Change is like having a weighted dice, it won’t always land on the weighted number, but if you had to place a bet, where would you place it?

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      imakeokaybeansTom Scocca
      12/15/15 6:47pm

      WAIT!

      (record screech)

      You guys fired an actual weather expert so TOM SOCCA can cover the climate?

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        KomradKickassimakeokaybeans
        12/15/15 7:08pm

        They needed to save cash to pay top notch journalists for the hard hitting stories. Like gay outings and whats going in in Kristin’s life

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        QRavenQimakeokaybeans
        12/15/15 10:00pm

        This, forever

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      LordBurleighTom Scocca
      12/15/15 5:56pm
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        PithyTheElderTom Scocca
        12/15/15 5:59pm

        “Climate change made this weekend’s warmth more likely, but it wasn’t the main driving force.”

        So pretty much exactly what he said?

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          raincoasterTom Scocca
          12/15/15 9:51pm

          The weather doesn’t care how you feel about it. So the question of how you ought to feel about the weather—specifically, about the wave of warmth that covered the eastern United States this past weekend, and that promises to linger through Christmas—is a human question. What does a warm December signify?

          Hmmm, how about a bad time to fire your weather blogger?

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            moose trutherTom Scocca
            12/15/15 6:01pm

            What does a warm December signify?

            The way that half the world celebrates Christmas?

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              R3tr0Gamer1971Tom Scocca
              12/15/15 6:06pm

              Meanwhile in Phoenix, we were down into the low thirties at night this week. We have a hard freeze warning, and my freinds who live on the outskirts of the Valley were down to 25. You lovely folks on the East coast were WARMER than we were.
              Crazy!

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                Mike LitorisR3tr0Gamer1971
                12/15/15 8:18pm

                It’s almost as if climates are being changed. But that's not possible.

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              Dr. Zaius.Tom Scocca
              12/16/15 8:39am

              I thought it was el nino this particular season...

              plus, I needed an excuse to post this:

              GIF
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