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   Paul Aubrin to All   
   Re: IT'S SO HOT THAT IT'S COLD!!!!!   
   20 Feb 26 10:07:30   
   
   XPost: alt.global-warming, alt.atheism   
   From: paul.aubrin@invalid.org   
      
   Le 20/02/2026 à 06:35, Vincent Maycock a écrit :   
   > Look, you narcissistic self-obsessed troll with delusions of grandeur,   
   > here's  how the two seemingly contradictory observations are   
   > reconciled:   
   >   
   > "Emerging evidence shows that in the eastern U.S., big winter storms   
   > are becoming more frequent and severe for a couple of reasons. First,   
   > as the globe warms in response to relentless emissions of greenhouse   
   > gases, the Arctic warms much faster than the rest of the world, due to   
   > the amplifying effect of snow and especially sea ice loss. This loss   
   > of snow and ice makes the planet less reflective and increases the   
   > absorption of solar radiation. The weaker temperature contrast between   
   > the high and low latitudes makes the jet stream more sinuous, which   
   > allows cold Arctic air to penetrate southward, creating “polar vortex”   
   > events that can mean more extreme cold, storminess and snow in the   
   > eastern U.S.   
      
   Climastrology is a nice pseudo-science. It explains everything and its   
   opposite, and even the absence of events. Whatever (bad) happens is   
   caused by "global warming" (and Maycock invents an ad hoc explanation).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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