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WhiteHat

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15. Since we all "know" climate change is a myth

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 03:52 PM

May 2016

I wonder how Texans come to grips with extreme weather events.

Most I've met assume "climate change is real but it's not our fault."

Ahem. Who cares whose "fault" it is if scientists say we can do something about it?

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Flooding, severe weather devastate Texas [View all] Lodestar May 2016 OP

A shower floods Houston, it was built in a swamp. hobbit709 May 2016 #1

That's a bit of an overstatement. Igel May 2016 #13

A -shower- doesn't, but a heavy rain does. kentauros May 2016 #14

I used to live in Brenham TexasTowelie May 2016 #2

I drove on 290 Friday morning metroins May 2016 #4

wasn't it only a couple years ago that Texas was in a super drought? rurallib May 2016 #3

We didn't know how powerful Perry's prayers were Ezlivin May 2016 #5

Curious if Ted Cruz will whine for FEMA money after he told NY/NJ to fuck themselves after Sandy. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #6

I'm pretty sure... Dopers_Greed May 2016 #12

Texas has had three one-hundred year floods in the last year Gothmog May 2016 #7

Climate Change Doesn't Exist! Sam_Fields May 2016 #8

Some sad stories w/the flooding - TBF May 2016 #9

Expect a repeat this coming week: kentauros May 2016 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #10

Gods Wrath Soxfan58 May 2016 #11

Since we all "know" climate change is a myth WhiteHat May 2016 #15

Well I am a progressive Texan - TBF May 2016 #17