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by rufus_foreman 1719 days ago
In the US, record high temperatures aren't more likely to be from the present than they are to be from 100 years ago. The main effect of CO2 on temperature is that it doesn't cool off as much at night - daily low temperatures are increasing.

The typical news media coverage of weather is simply science denial. The news makes claims about weather events that aren't supported by the science, scientists don't challenge the claims (I guess because they want the public to take climate change more seriously?), and both the news media and scientists lose some people's trust. Certainly mine.