by Brett Roberts
Dear White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs,
You recently responded to reporters questioning the validity of man-caused Climate Change in light of the lack of warming over the last decade and recent record colds worldwide by saying, “I would say that there are, even in places that are used to getting very cold weather, record cold…our weather patterns have been affected by change in our climate.”
Your reasoning is certainly flawless, climate and weather are definitely related, so I don’t question your logic, but I’d really like some insight into the science behind this being linked to man-caused “Climate Change.” I don’t remember ANY scientists predicting that carbon emissions would bring us record colds. So, I need your help on this one. I remember the explanations for why carbon emissions were causing warming. You know, the CO2 gets up in the atmosphere and traps the heat from the Sun so it can’t escape back into space, right? So, I’m wondering at what point in the process of the Earth trapping the Sun’s heat that it causes record cold. If you could explain that one to me I would very much appreciate it. Or maybe Al Gore? His scientific yarns enthrall me.
Global Warming… sorry, “Climate Change” causes all kinds of tornadoes and hurricanes, right? Because the warming of the Earth makes the weather patterns change, right? OK, that one is easy to explain. I mean, it’s not happening, but at least I can connect the dots on that theory. HOWEVER, I’m REALLY having trouble explaining to my wacko conservative friends how the warming of the Earth causes record colds throughout the globe.
Any help you could give me on this would be greatly appreciated, because I’ve been shoving Global Warming down my friends’ throats for several years now, and I’m really starting to look like a complete idiot. I’ve tried using your quote, “I think one only has to step outside… to understand that… the record temperatures that Climate Change is likely causing is with us,” but stepping outside into the record cold seems to have proven less convincing in practice than in theory.
Thanks in advance.
