Well, you had to see this one coming.
As reported by TPM and elsewhere, Fox News is suggesting that the recent snowstorms in the Northeastern United States disproves the existence of global warming.
For example, Fox News blowhard Sean Hannity declared that the storms refute "Al Gore’s hysterical global warming theories."
Global warming, of course, is not "Al Gore’s theory.” Gore is not a scientist, so Gore does not develop scientific theories. Tough concept to grasp, eh Hannity?
Gore is an advocate for a cause he believes in. That does not make climate change Gore’s theory. The global warming trend has been studied by scientists , the overwhelming majority of whom agree that the climate crisis is very real and will have potentially devastating consequences.
But all of this science stuff is irrelevant, according to Fox, because… it’s snowing!
Thankfully, Fox’s latest bout of stupidity did not go unnoticed by The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. The relevant segments are posted below. Both pieces do a great job of highlighting the absurdity of Fox’s logic and worth watching if you enjoy a good laugh.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Unusually Large Snowstorm | ||||
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| The Colbert Report | Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| We’re Off to See the Blizzard | ||||
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