Comments on: Global Boiling: Drudge Distorts Report On Consequences Of Global Warming http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/06/13/drudge-deaths-consequence/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mugsy http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/06/13/drudge-deaths-consequence/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Mugsy Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:01:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/06/13/drudge-deaths-consequence/#comment-1374 Last year, Drudge used the calmer than expected hurricane season to refute Global Warming. Pardon me for sounding like a commercial, but GW "doesn't make hurricanes, it makes them stronger". I’ve never liked the term "Global <i>Warming</i>" because it leads to stupid things like Drudge taking items out of context to suggest “Global Warming” isn’t real. The proper term is “Global <i>Climate Change</i>“. It may be due to warming, but the consequences are far more varied. “Warming” conjures up thoughts of 120′ Summer days. But then we get news reports of “Snow in June” in Denver, and the Global “Warming” deniers go into hysterics, when the bizarre weather <strong>is in fact</strong> the result of the “Global Climate Change” they seek to deny. Last year, Drudge used the calmer than expected hurricane season to refute Global Warming. Pardon me for sounding like a commercial, but GW “doesn’t make hurricanes, it makes them stronger”.

I’ve never liked the term “Global Warming” because it leads to stupid things like Drudge taking items out of context to suggest “Global Warming” isn’t real.

The proper term is “Global Climate Change“. It may be due to warming, but the consequences are far more varied. “Warming” conjures up thoughts of 120′ Summer days. But then we get news reports of “Snow in June” in Denver, and the Global “Warming” deniers go into hysterics, when the bizarre weather is in fact the result of the “Global Climate Change” they seek to deny.

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