Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other officials are pointing to the devastating floods in Pakistan and other extreme weather events as signs that climate change is getting worse.If it is global warming then the forest fires in Russia are Mother Gaia's way of cooling things off since they put tremendous amounts of particulates into the atmosphere which will then reflect more sunlight and reduce temperatures.
Clinton, in an interview with Pakistan's Dawn TV, said "there is a linkage" between the recent spate of deadly natural disasters and climate change.
"You can't point to any particular disaster and say, 'it was caused by,' but we are changing the climate of the world," she said.
Clinton said that on top of the Pakistan floods, which have forced millions out of their homes, the forest fires in Russia stand as another example. She said there's no "direct link" between the disasters in Pakistan and Russia but that "when you have the changes in climate that affect weather that we're now seeing, I think the predictions of more natural disasters are unfortunately being played out."
Climate change skeptics say the planet is going through natural phases -- the kind it's gone through for eons. Pakistan, in particular, is prone to flooding and is routinely drenched by the monsoon rains. Some officials have partially blamed deforestation and inferior levee systems for the historic flooding which has affected one-fifth of the country's landmass and triggered nearly a half-billion dollars in international aid commitments.
See, I can play that game too.
By the way, the longest heat wave on record? The Marble Bar heatwave in 1923-24.
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Hillary is so yesterday.
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