The American climate-deniers contingent is quite happy to ignore the effects of global warming that we’ve outsourced to other parts of the world:
ROME — The Mediterranean island of Sardinia, prized by the jet-set for its white sand beaches and crystal-clear seas, was a flood-ravaged mud bath Tuesday after a freak torrential rainstorm killed at least 17 people, downed bridges and swept away cars.
Italian Premier Enrico Letta declared a state of emergency and set aside 20 million euros ($27 million) for emergency relief, saying the priority was reaching remote areas, saving the lives of those still unaccounted for and providing for those left homeless.
The island, which draws royals, entrepreneurs and ordinary tourists alike during the dry, peak summer months, received more than 44 centimeters (17.3 inches) of rain in 24 hours Monday — half the amount it normally receives in a year, officials said.
We haven’t outsourced all the “freak” weather. We had quite a weekend a couple of days ago here in Illinois.
Temperatures rose all day Saturday and Sunday morning until we were in the mid ’60s. We were under severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches. Things destabilized in our area around 11:00 Sunday morning.
We had periods of torrential rains and strong, strong winds. About 100 miles to the southwest, around Peoria, Washington, Pekin powerful tornadoes broke out. The last I heard, 6 people were dead. As the tornadoes moved through they left a path about 200 yards wide for a length of several miles where everything was leveled.
And this is mid – NOVEMBER. In mid to northern Illinois. NOVEMBER. Not March or April.
Climate change? We got it. Right now.
Freak weather? No. It’s the new norm. It’s the kind of stuff that will bring “civilization” to its knees.