"How's about a whole lotta "who gives a shit?"
Most voters.
In Swing States, Voters Want Action On Climate Change
thinkprogress.org
Most Republicans Say They Back Climate Action, Poll Finds
nytimes.com
"if the El Niño pattern that's now in place causes a really wet winter this year and massive snow pack in the Sierra, that will be because of "global warming" as well"
6% more water in the air to rain out. There's a lot of that going around...
Conditions are warming up in the Pacific, and the NOAA Climate Prediction Center expects a greater than 90% chance that El Nino will continue through the winter and most likely into the spring. This image shows the July 13-19, 2015 sea surface temperature departure from the 1981-2010 average. In addition to the warmer than normal waters generated by the El Nino conditions, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation is also creating persistently higher than normal sea surface temperatures in the northeastern Pacific.
Budapest Downpour Triggers Flash Floods, Hits Agriculture
The storm dumped more than 80 millimeters (3 inches) of rain in the span of an hour on Monday evening, more than the monthly average of 55 millimeters to 60 millimeters for August, the National Weather Service said on its website.
Extreme weather in recent days, including a heat wave and storms, may have caused as much as 100 billion forint ($358 million) in damages to corn producers alone, news service MTI reported, citing Jozsef Vancsura, head of the National Association of Grain Producers. It probably reduced their output by a third to 6 million tons, he said.
bloomberg.com
Severe storms leave flooded downtown Charleston streets
CHARLESTON, SC (AP/WCSC) - Storms that hit the Lowcountry Tuesday afternoon left several flooded streets in downtown Charleston.
It was all due to severe weather which brought a flash flood warning for Charleston and Berkeley counties, and a flash flood emergency for downtown Charleston, a first for the Holy City.
As much as 2 to 4 inches of rain had fallen in some areas throughout the metro area since 2:30 p.m.
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