CNN Lets Bill Nye Link Recent Tornadoes to Global Warming, Fossil Fuels

On Saturday night, CNN host Pamela Brown brought onto her show liberal educator and environmental alarmist Bill Nye to link the recent tornadoes that hit Kentucky to global warming and the burning of fossil fuels.

They speculated that the snow will eventually stop in all of the United States. This is despite liberals making such predictions for many decades.

Brown created the segment connecting global warming and recent extreme weather events:

 

 

Unparalleled December. Record heat is fueling weather-related disasters at an unprecedented rate. Earlier this week, unseasonably warm weather brought Minnesota its first December tornado in its history. That was just one of many tornadoes to rip through the central U.S. December is typically a modest month for tornadoes — on average, only 23 nationwide. In 2021 however, there have already been 116 reports for this month.

Then, she blamed humans for the catastrophes.

It’s not a U.S. problem. This is a worldwide issue. This week saw the death toll from a super typhoon that devastated the Philippines. According to experts, warming temperatures make typhoons and hurricanes more destructive and intense. These disasters all have one thing in common: the human element. Do we have the right steps in place to stop climate change from happening? No. This is the right answer. The world will burn an unprecedented amount of coal next years, which could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Brown was worried about Antarctica’s melting ice when Nye arrived as her guest.

In our own backyards, we are witnessing the effects of human-caused climate change. Antarctica is where the alarmingest changes are occurring. At risk is the collapse of an important ice shelf protecting the “doomsday glacier”. Its size is comparable to Florida. What happens to the sea level if this doomsday glacier melts into the ocean?

Nye warned that rising sea levels will cause disruption and people would have to move to higher ground. He then blamed fossil fuel industries for discouraging people to take the threat seriously.

And this gets back to the old problem that we’ve been talking about for 30 years where scientific concerns have not been heeded by governments — by people around the world because generally the fossil fuel industry has been very successful in introducing this idea that scientific uncertainty.

It was overlooked that Antarctica’s western part has been historically less prone to melting from volcanic activity. However, ice in Antarctica’s eastern half is increasing.

And even though extreme tornado activity in the U.S. is not unprecedented, Nye suggested that the tornadoes in Kentucky might have a silver lining in getting more people to take global warming seriously, and again complained about the world’s use of coal for energy:

And as you point out, the plan is to burn more coal next year than we did this year — and I say, “we,” humankind — because coal is everywhere. There is always enough coal. However, we cannot continue doing that. It was time to get off the ground. We need to find a better, more efficient way to accomplish our goals.

Brown brought up the lower likelihood of snow falling on Christmas this year and Nye asked whether it was possible that snow might become “rare” in America someday. Nye speculated that it most likely would.

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The following is a transcription:

CNN Newsroom

December 18, 2021

Eastern at 8:41

PAMELA BROWN: A December unlike any other. Record heat is fueling weather-related disasters at an unprecedented rate. Earlier this week, unseasonably warm weather brought Minnesota its first December tornado in its history. That was just one of many tornadoes to rip through the central U.S. December is typically a modest month for tornadoes — on average, only 23 nationwide. In 2021 however, there have already been 116 reports for this month.

It’s not a U.S. problem. This is a worldwide issue. This week saw the death toll from a super typhoon that devastated the Philippines. According to experts, warming temperatures make cyclones and hurricanes stronger and more destructive. These disasters all have one thing in common: the human element. Do we have the right steps in place to stop climate change from happening?

No. This is the right answer. Actually, it is likely that the world will continue to use record amounts of coal in next year’s emissions reduction efforts. Bill Nye, a scientist and educator from the University of Michigan is here. I am so grateful that you are here tonight. We can see the consequences of human-caused global heating in our own backyards. Antarctica is where the alarmingest changes have occurred. At risk is the collapse of an important ice shelf protecting the “doomsday glacier”. Its size is comparable to Florida. How will it affect sea levels, if that doomsday iceberg falls into the oceans?

BILL NYE, SCIENCE EDUCATATOR: The ocean is expected to rise approximately a half-meter — 20 inches, 19 inches — this, as you might think, would mean that there will be a catastrophic loss of life. The result would be a Florida-like place — the southern part of Florida would soon be underwater. The problem is, people will move on. They will go where? Where are they going? While it may not happen immediately, it will be fast enough.

And this gets back to the old problem that we’ve been talking about for 30 years where scientific concerns have not been heeded by governments — by people around the world because generally the fossil fuel industry has been very successful in introducing this idea that scientific uncertainty. Which day will the glacier disappear? Tomorrow? What about ten years in the future? That’s just too uncertain. Scientists aren’t able to say the exact same thing about scientific uncertainty. These are leading to disasters that I believe people are starting to notice.

BROWN

NYE: It’s not that difficult to see right now. All kinds of records were set by the tornadoes or very large tornado that struck Kentucky. The tornado lasted two hours on the ground and traveled over 200 miles. It was removed in December. So I think people will now be able to see that these predictions that scientists have been making — climate scientists have been making for decades, 30 years — since 1988 anyway when James Hanson testified in front of the U.S. Congress about this.

This is something people can see in their back and front yards. And as you point out, the plan is to burn more coal next year than we did this year — and I say, “we,” humankind — because coal is everywhere. There is always enough coal. However, we cannot continue doing that. It was time to get off the ground. We need to find a better, more efficient way to accomplish our goals.

BROWN – This week the NOAA published its white Christmas probabilities. Unsurprisingly, the odds of white Christmas in this country have declined. Do we see a country where Christmas snow is rare in any region of the country?

NYE: While I don’t know enough about it,…

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