Originally Posted by Funkthulhu

Y'know, if I keep saying the following over and over enough times, maybe it will sink in. . .

Global Warming = increased AVERAGE temperature of the ENTIRE planet

Higher Average Temp = More Energy in the Atmosphere and Ocean

More Energy = Increased strength and variability of LOCAL weather events

Therefore Global Warming = Local Climate Change (Up or Down, often both in the same year)

I could go into the recent fluctuations in the Jetstream, the disturbance of the normal Polar Vortex or any number of other system changes, but I want to keep this simple.

"Global Warming is false because it is Cold Where I Live (or over there) Right Now" is a completely stupid and uneducated argument with no logical stability or scientific defensibility.