And Grist is there to tell us how the freaking cold weather is all part of “climate change”, as they crosspost from Sightline Daily
How to talk to your polar-vortexed friends
Brrrr, it’s freezing. So much for global warming, huh?
We heard this kind of thing a lot during the early January cold snap when everyone was talking about the polar vortex (a.k.a. the jet stream) — along with claims far more outlandish and sensationalized. And we’re hearing it again this week as temps dropped and snow blanketed the East Coast. (snip)
So how do we tactfully clear up the misunderstandings and advance a productive conversation about climate change?
This should be a hoot
Start with the basics: Pollution from coal, oil, and gas is throwing the climate out of whack. We’re seeing extremes like drought, floods, heat waves — and even cold. Arctic warming may weaken the jet stream, causing cold air to wander farther south.
At which point any Warmist should be asked whether they have made sure they use no oil, coal, or gas in their lives. Expect quite a bit of hemming and hawing and equivocations and deflections.
Focus on trends: A single event does not a pattern make. Think of climate as personality and weather as mood. Global average temperatures are rising. While it may be unseasonably cold in North America, it’s unusually mild in Alaska and blazing hot in Australia. And the last decade was the hottest on record. Over time, the climate’s personality is shifting and it’s already making the weather moodier.
If only Warmists would remember the same thing as they blame every storm on “climate change”.
Say why it matters and what we can do: As always, it’s important to find common ground by explaining why it matters (this is where you talk about our responsibility to our kids) and balancing the bad news with reason for hope (this is where you talk about solutions that are ready to go). We shouldn’t let naysayers, or politics, or oil and coal profits stand in our way.
If it’s “for the kids”, why won’t Warmists make their own lives “carbon neutral”? Why are all their solutions based on far left Progressive dogma?
