Yes, we know, it’s been frigid in much of the U.S. this week. Winter storms have set some crazy snowfall records, and New England has been hit with an endless cycle of freezing temperatures.
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And in case your climate change-denying relatives mention the cold right now as evidence that global warming is a hoax, remind them that weather is not climate; a few cold days don’t change the overall temperature trends, which are going up. There is established scientific consensus that the climate is changing, and humans are very much responsible.
