Global Warming Doesn’t Exist!!!!!

This is a republican attack ad, airing in Virginia this weekend. I respect the Virginia Republican Party’s right to air this ad, and to claim that global warming doesn’t exist. However, if you are going to attack two democrats who support climate change legislation, at least get your facts correct about global warming.

Global warming causes extreme weather. Global warming is blamed for extreme winter weather, as well as extreme summer weather. Warm air (like the 2-3 degree temperature change that we’ve seen since 1970) holds more moisture, which has the potential to create more snow during the winter.

• Global warming is shifting storm tracks northward. Areas from the Dakotas eastward to northern Michigan have seen a trend toward more heavy snowfall season.
• Many areas are seeing bigger and more intense snowstorms, especially in the upper Midwest and Northeast.