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Before I dive in to today’s topic, a bit of background is in order.

I’ve been involved in weather on a professional level for more than 40 years. Previous jobs include broadcast, online and print meteorology, fire meteorology, forensic meteorology and expert testimony in meteorology. Critics will point out weather is not climate. Yes, but meteorological education in my case included climatology, and weather over time is climate. I am qualified to speak on this topic.

Climate change is a reality. The climate changes, and always will. At issue is the extent to which humanity has or is ca...