I Don't Believe In Science
How global warming prevented spring's arrival
Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring - but boy was he wrong! So what's causing these frigid temperatures and winter conditions to stick around across much of the US? Scientists from NOAA and various university climatology departments said that melting Arctic sea ice may be weakening the planet's jet stream currents - and causing extreme weather systems to linger in the United States.
The bottom line here is that - if we do nothing to curb the current rate of climate change - the Arctic will continue to lose ice - the Arctic waters will continue to warm - and the jet stream will continue to slow. And while we may think that freezing temperatures and snow storms during the first week of spring are bad now - just wait.
If we continue on the path that we're on - and continue to do nothing to stop the devastating effects of climate change - we won't just be talking about freezing temperatures during the first week of spring. We'll be talking about the beginning of an out-of-control spiral of weather effects that could range from a new ice age to the death of our oceans.
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