What Will It Take For The Populace To "Get" Global Warming - South In The Bulls Eye

[TheMastersNemesis]

It is so sad to see all the destruction and death in the South lately. Yet I see little realization in the effected regions that these continuous and repeating tornadoes almost year after year may really be the result of climate change. You keep hearing that individual events are not a sign, yet we have so many unprecedented "individual" events we must surely realize that something is wrong.

It is not just the number of tornadoes but it is the size and length of the destruction that is most notable. Yet in the conservative South "change" denying seems to be the most prevalent in the political realm. Not to say that there is not a lot of denying going on elsewhere.

If the weather patterns are supposed to get worse, how big can tornadoes and other weather events get? And we need to get rid of politicians who are determined to deny climate change and keep stopping us from doing something.

[B2G]

1. I get so tired of hearing this

We are in a typical spring pattern, which is no different than any other year. We've actually had fewer tornados this year due to a colder, later winter. The 'size and length of duration' is NOT notable.

Climate change is about trends, not a 3 day tornado outbreak.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I think Governor Deal might be getting it

just from his comments today.

As to the rest, prayers are constantly asked for on the twitter feed... not explanations.

[AverageJoe90]

3. TBH.....there's not a lot of evidence to support AGW affecting *individual* events.

You keep hearing that individual events are not a sign,

And to be honest, there's no real evidence that suggests otherwise, not at this juncture. And tornado outbreaks like this have been happening from time to time down there since before global climate change started roughly ~35 years ago; a lot of it has to do with the geography of the region.

To be fair, though, we do know that the science is definitely pretty much in agreement that climate change has had already had *some* effect on long-term trends. It's just that it's not so much the case for solitary weather events.

[B2G]

4. Agree. The term 'Tornado Alley' was coined in 1952. nt

I lived most of my life in the midwest. I see no evidence tornados are increasing in strength or numbers.

A little research by the OP would bear that out.