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This BS so tiring. I am not sure how many more times this needs to be explained this to you, Seth Borenstein (@borenbears), but climate change is not a fuel or physical force that causes things to happen. Climate change does not “turbocharge” the weather or cause hurricanes to intensify either. There is no such thing as “climate-fueled” weather; that's not at all how this works. Change is an outcome, it is not a cause. Oh, and the World Weather Attribution (WWA)? Please quit citing their garbage papers. They receive funding from left-wing environmental groups including the Grantham Foundation, the European Climate Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund. Their job is to pay scientists to “find” proof that climate change was the cause or accelerant behind a particular weather event, and their findings are intended to be used in litigation against oil and gas companies. Those are two major conflicts of interest, but for some reason you routinely fail to mention that part of the story in your pre-canned, copy-paste articles that are essentially press releases from WWA. Seth, I'd encourage you to put your degree to good use and actually do some actual investigative journalism for a change instead of being a parrot. 🦜

Hi there. It would seem that you need a colossal beat down. First, I am a degreed meteorologist. I have a BSc in it from Millersville University. I graduated in May 2025. I attached proof of it below. Give that little link below a clicksy. 🔗millersville.edu/egem/degree… In order to understand climate dynamics, you need to first understand weather. The vast majority of “climate scientists” these days have never taken a forecasting course, and don't know anything about the weather. Most of them have degrees in mathematics, physics, and/or data science, but that does not make them an expert in climate. A few of them took climate-related courses that tied into energy systems, but that's not climate dynamics. Tinkering with computer models in your office is not science. Looking at historical records and then interrogating the data by asking questions is. That is what I do every day with meteorological records and climate data. And that's the difference between climatology and climate “science” (or as I lovingly call it, climastrology). Second, carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a natural component of the Earth's atmosphere. Even prior to the Industrial Revolution, it was ~280 parts per million (ppm). It has even been as high as ~7,000 ppm, albeit that was 540 million years ago. Current levels are ~430 ppm, and the majority of the increase since the 18th century is due to fossil fuel combustion; I don't deny that. But I also don't care about it because unlike you, I'm not a hysterical Chicken Little. Most of the CO₂ that is in the Earth's atmosphere got there by volcanic outgassing, decay of organic matter, and wildfires. You also exhale 40,000 ppm of it after every breath you take. If you think CO₂ is air pollution, then you should quit breathing. Rural King might have a nice rope you can buy. A plastic bag works too. Your choice, I don't care. Third, the Atlantic hurricane season has indeed been record quiet in the satellite era (since 1966). We have had no hurricane formations yet this year, which has never happened in the satellite era. And year-to-date accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) is also lowest on record in the satellite era. I linked to the data below; knock yourself out (that is, if you have enough brain power to figure out how to read a .txt file). 🔗nhc.noaa.gov/data/hurdat/hur… The Atlantic hurricane season this year has not been “above average” by any metric, so you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. You're just expelling verbal diarrhea trying to sound intelligent. Prior to the mid-1960s, we did not have satellites in outer space, so if any hurricanes or tropical storms didn't make landfall or cross paths with ships, then it went unnoticed by man and therefore was not able to be tallied (e.g., Vecchi & Knutson, 2011; Vecchi et al., 2021). Therefore, the 1907 and 1914 North Atlantic hurricane seasons being quieter than 2026 should be taken with a grain of salt. 🔗journals.ametsoc.org/view/jo… 🔗nature.com/articles/s41467-0… Finally, the drought out west is just a part of natural climate variability. The western U.S. region exhibited a 400-year-long “megadrought” during the Medieval Warm Period from 900 to 1300 A.D. under pre-industrial levels of atmospheric CO₂ (e.g.., Cook et al., 2004; Morgan & Pomerleau, 2012). 🔗ocp.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/di… 🔗link.springer.com/article/10… Now would be a good time for you to shut up, learn a thing or two, and walk away gracefully with your tail tucked between your legs.