Posted on 04/02/2019 1:55:51 PM PDT by rktman
On Monday and Tuesday, NBC weatherman Al Roker reported live from Utqiagvik, Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States, labeling it “ground zero for climate change.” Throughout the segment, Roker implored the nation to “make a commitment” to abandon fossil fuels and assured viewers: “This is not a theory, this is reality here.”
“We are back with our special series Al in the Arctic. Al’s there exploring an issue that a lot of folks all over the world are concerned about, and rightfully so, climate change,” co-host Craig Melvin announced during the Today show’s 8:00 a.m. ET hour on Monday. “Yeah, he traveled to the epicenter of the issue, way, way up in Alaska,” fellow co-host Hoda Kotb added.
Roker warned his colleagues:
And here in Utqiagvik, things are heating up, and we don’t mean in a good way. When I arrived here on Saturday morning, we hit a high of 33 degrees, that’s a record for the day, which is 36 degrees above average....it’s actually raising major red flags for scientists about what’s possible when it comes to climate change.
As his taped report began, Roker narrated: “It’s the top of the world, and for scientists, Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow, is ground zero for climate change.” Talking to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientist Bryan Thomas, the meteorologist asked: “As a planet, we make a commitment to change something, that you can reverse damage that has been done?” Thomas replied: “We all hope so.”
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I hope Al walked to Alaska—don’t want to be burning those fossil fuels....
Convenient that Alaska happens to be going through a mini heatwave right now. Don’t these frauds always lecture us about not conflating weather with climate?
Gosh, they could have just sent him to Squaw Valley to see the record snow fall or Bozeman to experience the record cold this winter.
But of course they have to wait for everyone to forget about the winter now ending to push the meme again.
And all of his attire was made from all natural fibers right? No ‘poly’ anything?
These people are truly insane.......................
i thought ground zero was Al Gore’s bank account..
They tried it with acid rain, then global cooling, then global warming. and now climate change. These rabid leftists never stop.
Too bad it aint fat roker some white polar bear would love to feast on that fat F word
A mere 664 inches so far and more this weekend for a season total. Hardly worth the plane ride for that.
Good News. Great.
And they will leave him there, yes?
Sadly, no. I hear some illegal polar bears are making their way there.
“Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow...”
“You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.” ;)
And, I agree. This climate change cr@p is just that!
Lucky Roker lost weight , he might have been mistaken for a walrus by a polar bear and taken for an easy meal
Al Roker. America’s Dipstick of a weather teller.
It is snowing in North Carolina
Alaskans are sure gonna love her electric cars there.
Since they think we should go anecdotal, I remember one winter when the nation’s high was in Alaska. I think even Hawaii had record lows that day. So what.
That was in the 1970s.
I miss Willard Scott.
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