Global Warming! Climate change!! Thats just some nonsense some libtard made up to take our guns!! FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS DEMONRATS!!!!!

Global warming is a part of climate change. It's going to be in the 50's this week in Massachusetts at the start of February, while other parts are getting slammed with snow. There's a reason why there's so many "record breaking" days for weather. The climate is going to both extremes, cold and hot. Think of it like this: Fill a small bucket with water and fill it with ice. Then put a lamp over it and turn it on. The heat from the lamp won't affect the water because the ice is keeping it cool, but once the ice melts the water is going to get warm.

I’m not sure what you’re asking. The AVERAGE global temperature [i]is[/i] rising. That doesn’t mean everywhere is getting hotter evenly. The poles are still going to be cooler than the equator because they receive less sunlight. But overall the average temperature of the entire earth is getting warmer. Global warming (or climate change) causes more extreme weather events. For example global warming causes increased ocean water evaporation and a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, so there is more moisture for storms and hurricanes. As for why the U.S is currently experiencing colder winters - that too is due to climate change. Here’s an article that explains it: https://theconversation.com/amp/how-frigid-polar-vortex-blasts-are-connected-to-global-warming-110653 [quote]Why cold air plunges south Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities have warmed the globe by about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 C) over the past 50 years. However, the Arctic has warmed more than twice as much. Amplified Arctic warming is due mainly to dramatic melting of ice and snow in recent decades, which exposes darker ocean and land surfaces that absorb a lot more of the sun’s heat. Because of rapid Arctic warming, the north/south temperature difference has diminished. This reduces pressure differences between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, weakening jet stream winds. And just as slow-moving rivers typically take a winding route, a slower-flowing jet stream tends to meander. Large north/south undulations in the jet stream generate wave energy in the atmosphere. If they are wavy and persistent enough, the energy can travel upward and disrupt the stratospheric polar vortex. Sometimes this upper vortex becomes so distorted that it splits into two or more swirling eddies. These “daughter” vortices tend to wander southward, bringing their very cold air with them and leaving behind a warmer-than-normal Arctic. One of these eddies will sit over North America this week, delivering bone-chilling temperatures to much of the nation.[/quote]

Global warming just means AVERAGE global temp is on the rise. It doesn't mean every place is always warmer at the same time. It's a bit of a mislead title. Climate change fits better. One does not cause the other, they're the same idea, but said differently. The deep freeze that recently happened in the Midwest? That was due to climate change. The earth's climate is getting destabilized by greenhouse emissions and pollution to the point that storms are popping up in areas we wouldn't normally get storms, a lot of places are seeing warmer winters now than they're used to, and the climate in general is just off kilter. And no, the earth's 'vertical position' is not shifting. I'm no geologist, but I'm pretty sure a change like that would affect a lot more than just the weather and be considerably more noticeable.

Greenhouse gas increases, ice caps melt which causes the climate to destabilize, hence why weather seems more unstable and hurricanes seem so frequent. I know there's even more to it but that's all I can come up with right now.