Tag: weather

Weather Channel Claps Back At Trump, Explains The Difference Between Weather And Climate

The following article by Jenna Amatulli was posted on the Huffington Post website December 29, 2017:

Round of applause for The Weather Channel, y’all.

The Weather Channel tweeted about the difference between weather and climate on Friday in response to President Donald Trump’s Thursday tweet that said “we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming” to counteract the current record-cold temperatures in the Northeast region.

In addition to edifying the president on there being a difference between the terms, the Weather Channel’s Twitter account posted about cold snaps occurring in warming climates and how 2017 was likely one of the three warmest years on record. Continue reading “Weather Channel Claps Back At Trump, Explains The Difference Between Weather And Climate”

Trump Just Used Normal Winter Weather To Undermine The Science Behind Climate Change

The following article by Nick Visser was posted on the Huffington Post website December 28, 2017:

The president re-upped a favored talking point of climate change deniers.

Credit: Sarah Wasko / Media Matters

President Donald Trump used forecasts for what could be record-breaking cold weather over New Year’s Eve to push a widely disproven talking point denying climate change.

In a message posted to his Twitter account on Thursday night, Trump incorrectly suggested that climate change and weather are the same thing, and that due to a cold snap, parts of the United States could benefit from global warming. Continue reading “Trump Just Used Normal Winter Weather To Undermine The Science Behind Climate Change”

Capital Weather Gang Perspective Trump thinks weather and climate are unpredictable. He’s wrong and overdue for a briefing.

The following article by Jason Samenow was posted on the Washington Post website June 5, 2017:

President Trump speaks about the Paris climate accords on June 1 in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

On Sunday, President Trump uttered one of the most widely held misconceptions about weather and climate change: Weather forecasters can’t get it right and, therefore, we can’t say anything about climate change.

The claim, used to justify leaving the Paris climate agreement, is demonstrably wrong and has been debunked repeatedly. The president should know better.

Politico reported that the remarks were made after a round of golf at Trump National on Sunday. Its account: Continue reading “Capital Weather Gang Perspective Trump thinks weather and climate are unpredictable. He’s wrong and overdue for a briefing.”