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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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