Apparently acting on the principle that you never let a good crisis go to waste, the Washington Post on October 18 published a breathless story titled "In North Carolina, hurricanes did what scientists could not: Convince Republicans that climate change is real." Tracy Jan, a young reporter covering "the intersection of race and the economy," which obviously qualifies her to write about the complexities of global climatology, led her story this way: It took a giant laurel oak puncturing … [Read more...]
Pray for People in Hurricane Florence’s Path—But Don’t Fall Prey to Alarmist Rhetoric
We should all be praying for those in the path of Hurricane Florence, regardless whether she turns out catastrophic or only (as hurricanes go) a relatively minor problem, and those in her path should be taking all sensible steps to shield themselves from harm, while others prepare to help quickly in the aftermath. At the same time, we should not allow climate-change alarmists to distort the facts by claiming that recent global warming--manmade or otherwise--has caused more frequent or more … [Read more...]
