Record-breaking cold winter temperatures today (Jan. 6) means global warming must be a farce, right?
Wrong. Here's why:
What's most important to remember is that weather isn't climate. A single storm isn't evidence for or against global warming. "It is important to understand that weather is like one play in a football game. Climate is the history of the NFL," Mike Nelson, chief meteorologist for KMGH in Denver, wrote in a Facebook post.
Image: NOAA/NASA GOES Project
