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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Cli-Fi network.
Friggin idiot.
Maybe he can help me dig the three camps I manage out of the ice when we close up for the season and get them off the ice roads back to Deadhorse.
I work two hours west of Prudhoe Bay. Am here now, looking out my single status room at a frozen tundra.
Alaska has 35 species of mosquito—DEET is an essential. Send Big Al north during bug season so as to lose a bit more of his heft.
NBC should leave him there for a year, see how long his demagoguery lasts. Thanks rktman.
Yeah, it’s been a warm spell. However, it’s now colder and at average, or below average temps in the interior of AK.
Lefties are leftarded, so common sense and the ability to look at all the facts and evidence surpasses them.
Ha-ha! My company in Fairbanks has an electric car. CEO insisted on buying it.
In the cool weather, like around 30; the battery lasts mere hours. Don’t even think about driving it out of town anywhere unless you want to get stranded.
Roker - conning the marks...
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