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Global Warming, Israel And Obama Triggered Joplin Tornado: Science Says So
GLOBAL warming, Israel and Barack Obams cause tornadoes in the USA, like the one that hit Joplin, Missouri. Pick your prejudice and make your case. Richard Bartholomew notes:
Boing Boing‘s science editor Maggie Koerth-Baker ponders recent tornadoes in the USA:
In just five months, the United States has experienced more tornadoes than we often get in an entire year. And far, far more people have died. 2011 is already the deadliest year for tornadoes since 1953. As of May 23rd, 498 people have been killed. That’s a big jump from normal. I was born in 1981. In my entire lifetime, annual tornado deaths in the United States have only broken the 100-person mark three other years–1984, 1998, and 2008. Clearly, there is something different about this year. …The big question–Are tornadoes caused by climate change?–is made up of lots of little questions. And we don’t know all the answers to the little questions yet.
…The future of human life depends on how we respond to the risks of climate change. How we respond to those risks depends on how well the general public understands the messy world of real science.
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