An irregularity in weather happened somewhere, so naturally, a left-leaning socio-political commentator’s knee jerked and sent out a panic-ridden tweet suggesting climate change is the world ending issue they’ve been saying it is.
This time it was MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, who upon discovering that Paris was suffering from record-breaking heat, began repeating the temperature like a paranoid schizophrenic in a padded cell.
It’s 108 degrees in Paris
It’s 108 degrees in Paris
It’s 108 degrees in Paris
It’s 108 degrees in Paris
It’s 108 degrees in Paris— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 25, 2019
As a Texan, this doesn’t seem that big of a deal to me, but in Paris the average summer temperature is 75 degrees in the summer according to various reports. I can see how this heatwave can be a bit shocking. Still, heatwaves happen. The last time Paris was this hot was in 2008 when it hit 101. In 1947 it reached 104 degrees according to Seattle PI.
So it’s irregular, but not unheard of.
Still, every irregularity is another reason to announce on Twitter that the sky is falling, and Hayes took that opportunity. The problem for Hayes is that this is Twitter, and such sensationalism isn’t going to go without punishment.
We have a "weather is climate" update, everyone!
— Fed Dept of No Sh*t (@NoShitDept) July 25, 2019
Here ya go. A handy guide for you. pic.twitter.com/q5Ux4pfEEJ
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) July 25, 2019
It gets hot in the summer
It gets hot in the summer
It gets hot in the summer
It gets hot in the summer
It gets hot in the summer— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) July 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1154399503509856256?s=20
It's July
It's July
It's July
It's July
It's July— Aaron Henager (@AaronHenager1) July 25, 2019
It was 106 in many places in America last week. Guess what? We survived because we are smart enough to realize it’s fucking summer.
— #ChiefsKingdom (@crazyMO_Mama) July 25, 2019
US media is a global embarrassment
US media is a global embarrassment
US media is a global embarrassment
US media is a global embarrassment
US media is a global embarrassment— Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) July 25, 2019
If only we would shovel billions of dollars at it, the sun would back off…just like Iran has.
— Laurie (@StormDanser) July 25, 2019
— Joshua Gangstalkoff(ed)er (@joshland) July 25, 2019
And so on.
It gets tiresome listening to every talking head on the left immediately resort to declaring what’s happening is a result to climate change, especially with most irregular weather events, you can usually find patterns. Weather is chaotic for the most part, and odd things are going to happen. Mother nature is anything but static.
I find it far odder that we’re in the middle of summer and it’s only 84 degrees here in Dallas, Texas, but I’m too grateful to complain.
Regardless of the political nonsense being made out of a heatwave, I hope Parisians stay safe. My advice is to do what we Texans do. Find the nearest body of clean water, grab a few beers, some sunscreen, and a hunk of meat, throw said meat on a grill and make it a party.
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