The sudden attention on the “polar vortex” of frigid air driving temperatures down across much of the country, a result of global warming according to one CNN meteorologist, prompted weather forecaster Joe Bastardi to discredit such “lunacy.”
An outspoken critic of global warming and a frequent guest on the O’Reilly Factor, Bastardi turned to Twitter to have his say, as captured by Twitchy:
Heh AGW Geniuses. How did the 1930s have all those record highs and lows ( example NYC -15, feb 1934) if co2 was the cause
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 7, 2014
For the record, “AGW” means anthropogenic, or man-made, global warming. As the theory goes, carbon dioxide, or co2, is a driving factor behind climate change.
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But Bastardi was just getting warmed up — pardon the pun – as he pulled out the dreaded weather charts to make his point:
Polar vortex journey through the lakes predictable ( did so last weekend) nothing special. Saying its because of warming is lunacy
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 7, 2014
Examples of 2 of dozens of examples of Polar Vortex visits.Jan 1977,1985.. so why arent these because of AGW ideas? pic.twitter.com/o4TAGqJ3Ho
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 7, 2014
The never-shy Bastardi then blasted meteorologists who say otherwise, and even pulled Rush Limbaugh into the fray — El Rushbo said Monday that the polar vortex was created to tie the current record cold weather to the global warming agenda:
Have to be a meteorological know nothing to not understand that outbreaks like this are natural, predictable,not c02. Height of absurdity
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 7, 2014
@rushlimbaugh The Polar Vortex is not AGW conspiracy. Happens almost every big cold outbreak. Saying its because of AGW tho is baseless
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) January 7, 2014
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