Thank Al Roker!

Climate Change is not a political issue and should not be held hostage to those perpetuating scientific ignorance.

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Sign the petition to thank Al Roker for standing up for science—and smacking down climate denial.

"Stuff it!"—that’s what veteran weathercaster Al Roker had to say to Rush Limbaugh’s climate-denying theories on the polar vortex.

 

Weathercasters attribute this week's bitter cold to the temporary breakdown of the polar vortex, an area of low-pressure air and gusting wind that’s usually centered over the Arctic. Though the concept may be new to most of us, "polar vortex" is a standard meteorological term—it’s science.

 

But for climate deniers, it's politically motivated conspiracy theories—not scientific facts—that rule the day. On Monday, Rush Limbaugh accused the mainstream media of concocting the term "polar vortex" to push the "leftist agenda" on climate change. Roker's response? On Wednesday’s "Today," he demonstrated that "polar vortex" is a bonafide scientific term and that skeptics like Limbaugh should "stuff it." He didn't stop there—after the show, he tweeted: "It's Meteorology 101. No political agenda."

 

Join Forecast the Facts and Daily Kos to thank Al Roker for standing up to Limbaugh’s anti-science agenda!

 

Rush Limbaugh wasn’t the first denier to politicize weathercasting, and he won’t be the last. Climate change will continue to fuel severe weather in increasingly complex ways, and faux reporters like Limbaugh will spin counterintuitive weather patterns to sow doubt on manmade climate change—unless we push back.

 

What's one effective way to do that? By empowering responsible meteorologists like Roker to keep speaking out against the misinformation and putting science in the spotlight.

 

Roker took a bold stand against climate denial—let's show our support! Sign the Forecast the Facts and Daily Kos petition to thank Al Roker.

 

Factually yours,

Sylvie, Emily, Brant, Heidi, and the rest of the Forecast the Facts team

MORE INFORMATION

“Left creates ‘polar vortex’ to make you think winter is caused by global warming,” The Rush Limbaugh Show, 1-6-14

http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/561?t=6&akid=313.64594.F17m9M

“The polar vortex is real! Al proves it,” The Today Show, 1-8-14

http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/562?t=8&akid=313.64594.F17m9M

“Polar vortex blamed for dangerously cold weather,” NPR Morning Edition, 1-7-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/563?t=10&akid=313.64594.F17m9M

“What is this ‘polar vortex’ that is freezing the U.S.?,” Scientific American, 1-6-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/564?t=12&akid=313.64594.F17m9M

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