RTCC: Its snowing does this mean global warming is a hoax?
Variations on this question pop up with depressing regularity, prompting scientists to patiently explain the distinction between weather and climate.
Short term fluctuations in atmospheric conditions are one thing, they say; the long term warming trend observed through thousands of scientific studies is another.
It is ironic then, that scientists are increasingly merging the weather and climate disciplines. As the science progresses...