Al Gore took to his Twitter account last week to blame the recent record cold-snap on climate change. But he was sharply rebuked with facts by a famed meteorologist.
What did Gore say?
Gore tweeted the link to an article stating that bitter cold is exactly what should be expected from man-made climate change.
Al Gore: Freezing is the new warming.
But what can you expect from someone who relies on Fake Nobelist Michael Mann? http://pic.twitter.com/hVzyEZaear
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) January 5, 2018
The article was written by Dr. Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University. Mann argues that heavy lake effect snows this year near the Great Lakes are a sign of global warming because the warming temperatures cause the lakes to stay warmer longer therefore producing more snow. He also argued that despite the recent cold snap, the U.S. has seen many more days of very above normal temperatures than very below normal temperatures over the past several years.
He also argued that despite the central and eastern U.S. being locked into an arctic cold pattern for more than a week, the western U.S. and much of the rest of the world has been warm. Mann also blamed last week’s major east coast snowstorm on warmer-than-normal ocean water.
These allegations, however, are more narrative and opinion rather than fact, according to meteorologist Joe Bastardi.
What did Bastardi say?
Bastardi challenged whether the recent cold has anything to do with climate change, saying cold in the 1980’s was colder than this year’s recent cold snap and it was never connected to climate change or global warming. Bastardi also questioned whether or not the upcoming thaw is connected to climate change.
After four tweets, Bastardi concluded by chiding Gore and other climate change alarmists about pursuing narrative over truth.
So let me get this straight, This cold is from climate change, Previous cold shots werent, Previous cold shots like 83-84 this period colder. So what these guys want us to believe is the cold is from climate change, but climate change made it come up short of previous cold shots https://t.co/JHRqdh6vIR
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 5, 2018
Heh @algore Big thaw coming like numerous years with as cold or colder starts, is that climate change? Is a Jan thaw,which happens enough to be in US weather lore,also a crisis, Why were previous shots colder? So climate change causes cold but prevents it from being as cold?
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 5, 2018
Only thing I can do is try to reach people that want to know the WHY BEFORE THE WHAT ,Said hurricane season would see end of major hit drought in spring along with big wildfire season, Had roaring start to winter from October, None of that had anything to do
with climate change— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 5, 2018
Sometimes if you want to see forward, you have to look back. No one is anti science, anti model, anti "climate" But one must question authority of models and causes of variances if one truly wishes to pursue the answer
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 5, 2018
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