White House: The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes
President Obama’s Science and Technology Advisor, Dr. John Holdren, explains the polar vortex in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes extreme weather more likely going forward.
The White House: Here at the White House, while we’re beginning to thaw from this week’s bone-chilling deep freeze, our discussions about the science of weather extremes are heating up.
We know that no single weather episode proves or disproves climate change. Climate refers to the patterns observed in the weather over time and space – in terms of averages, variations, and probabilities. But we also know that this week’s cold spell is of a type there’s reason to believe may become more frequent in a world that’s getting warmer, on average, because of greenhouse-gas pollution.
Join us this Friday, January 10th at 2:00 p.m. ET for We the Geeks: “Polar Vortex” and Extreme Weather, for a conversation with leading meteorologists, climate scientists, and weather experts about why temperatures dipped to such frigid lows this week, how weather experts turn raw data into useful forecasts, and what we know about extreme weather events in the context of a changing climate.
Cristin Dorgelo and resident polar-science expert Brendan Kelly from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will moderate the live discussion, to include:
- Stephanie Abrams, The Weather Channel
- Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, President of the American Meteorological Society and Professor, University of Georgia
- Jim Overland, Arctic researcher at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang’s chief meteorologist and theWashington Post’s Weather Editor
- Bernadette Woods Placky, Emmy-award winning Meteorologist at Climate Central
“We the Geeks” is a series of Google+ Hangouts to discuss science, technology, and innovation here in the United States. Join the conversation on Twitter and be sure to sign up for email updates about future “We the Geeks” hangouts.
Becky Fried is Senior Communications Advisor and Web Editor at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
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The #PolarVortex explained in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes
extreme weather more likely going forward → http://go.wh.gov/431vam
LOL more of that GLOBAL WARMING BS to push the AGENDA 21 in our throts. If
THEY stop the weather modification BS, everything will come back to normal
but sure also need some time. An interesting “thing” I would mean is that
now the WH make a short video for it. Is here still someone that BELIEF
what the WH broadcast is true?
The bottom line that’s being missed here is that global warming IS real, as
is global cooling. It’s just the way the earth works. The LIE is that AGW
is real (that’s Anthropogenic Global Warming, aka man-made global warming).
CO2 has an insignificant impact on global temperatures, and the
concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere LAGS temperature increases (that
means higher temps CREATE more CO2, not the other way around). You know
what LEADS global temperature change? Solar activity. Until mankind learns
to legislate the SUN, climate will CONTINUE to change and the world will
continue to both warm AND cool.
The #PolarVortex explained in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes
extreme weather more likely going forward → http://go.wh.gov/431vam
If you people think that global warming is a hoax, then why is the ice at
the polls shrinking?? If our government doesnt develop a clean energy
strategy, our planet is doomed!!!!! If we cannot vote for Obama in 2016,
then it HAS to be Hillary, because nobody else is as qualified!!!!!
The #PolarVortex explained in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes
extreme weather more likely going forward → http://go.wh.gov/431vam
Intelligent Americans aren’t buying this hoax any longer. When can we
expect the sequel to the Al gore Scare Movie? Panic for Profit is what we
will be calling it.
The President should be doing presentations on this stuff during the
superbowl. Just cut into the middle of the game – midplay – and explain to
these hillbillies what is going on. Every channel.
The reality just hasn’t sunk in for close to half of the country and the
scientists have been warning about this since Al Gore spoke about it in the
90s. The half that still don’t get it or call it a hoax won’t get it
without drastic action that congress will never agree to.
Oh palease… how is that global warming ship doing? Ice breakers get to it
yet? Oh yeah… where do I send my tax money? Should I make a personal
check to our favorite tree hugger?
Wow… the ignorance on these comments is staggering. We have a climate
SCIENTIST telling us the Polar Vortex is caused by global warming, and we
have conservatives who STILL refuse to believe it…
‘Merica, where being gay is a choice and being obese is genetic…
White House science advisor explains the polar vortex.
Its the president’s science advisor. Bias alert. How about more credible
data from several sources?
This is not the first polar vortex and certainly not the last. Climate
change is completely normal, as the earth heats and cools. If any of you
remember your first grade science class, back when Pangea was around, the
earth was quite warm. And it cooled. And it is simply warming back up.
If you could compare what a tiny surface area of the earth is actually
inhibited by humans to the uninhibited parts, there is no way co2 emissions
from that source alone could do that much damage. Not saying clean energy
is bad, but there is just not enough evidence to support human-caused
global warming. Boats got stuck in the antarctic ice a few weeks back.
Those guilt videos of ice melting are probably a normal occurrence in the
summer solstice. That is the end of my rant. Believe what you want, but
just saying, there is a large bias from something coming from one big
administration.
Some of these commenters must be slack-jawed, Faux News-believing, yokels.
If 97 doctors told them they needed an operation to remove their fungating
tumour, they’d believe the 3 who told them it was a hoax created by doctors
to make money.
PURE PROPAGANDA from the white house
Well I guess that also explains why not one “global warming” computer model
got the temperatures right the last 15 years. But remember–in 1974, the
polar vortexes were used to explain why there would be global COOLING, and
it was a big bad crisis! Give it up, Holdren. You’re a political hack at
best. At worst, you’re a nasty little eugenicist freak–Google the book
“Ecoscience” he wrote in the 1970’s. Yeah. He wants you dead.
thanks can i have my chicken now Mr KFC
Oh its the white house! It must be true!!
Is this the same vortex that was going to freeze of the earth in the 70’s?
I know better because my political ideology informs me far better than any
expert consensus. Wow, people. Hats off to the WH channel for allowing
comments, unlike some whose nonsense can’t stand up to criticism.
All you idiots that believe this garbage deserve the coming liquidation.
White House Science Advisor Dr John Holdren explains the Polar Vortex and
why we are so cold, or not. The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes
White House Science Advisor Dr John Holdren explains the Polar Vortex and
why we are so cold, or not. The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes
Here’s the math for all you dummies: Scientist + Politics / (UN based
marxism X (hope + change) X Obama) = bat guano. You can detect this
poisonous gas by it’s distinct swampy-bottom/ammonia odor.
OBAMA SUCKS
*A Global Government needs Global Problems to Solve*
The NPR-style NLP voice will not convince anyone, but trendies that what
you say is true. Global warming… ah… climate change… (changed at
Bilderberg 2010) is the means to usher in a new global taxing scheme.
Personal and Collective sovereignty is being transfered to this global
system in order to keep us ‘safe’.
*Why are we not looking at **REAL** global problems like Fukushima?*
#Agenda21 #Propaganda #SocialEngineering #ArtificialScarcity
LIES LIES DON’T BELIEVE THIS VIDEO LMAO, GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH
Absolute nonsense! Nonscience!…from Eugenicist John Holdren, author of
the nazi anti-human, population reduction death book, ‘Ecoscience’!
Earth has been cooling for 13 years in line with the decrease in sunspot
activity. The Global warming FRAUD is EXPOSED!
Yeah I am going to believe some scum bag who advocates poisoning the water
supply!
Thanks for the explanation… Europe’s next, right? Is this a changing
point on white house environmental policies?
Looks like all the holes in their “theory” are widening faster than we
could have thought for the “Global Warming”…oh wait I mean “Climate
Change” crowd. Newsflash people, the climate changes, Winter is cold, and
summer is hot! Deal with it!
Now… We finally know the REAL effects of global “warming”.
I think it’s telling that all the GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX videos tend to
moderate comments and disable ratings.
A strong argument doesn’t need censorship to succeed.
With the recent extreme cold and freeze condition experienced by many parts
of USA, Canada, the hype about Global Warming seems to have taken back
seat. The fact of the matter is that earth is violently fluctuating between
two extremes. Earth has parallel world design, where when one part is
heating another part is cooling to balance the system. Exponentially
increased heat and unwinding force invariably means there will be
exponentially increased winding force. These forces are bound to unleash
when climate changes. We are heading for huge destruction by unwinding
force of heat manifesting into fire bound destructions and destruction by
flash flood/snows, earth quakes and volcanic eruptions due to winding force
of earth. We are experiencing this. Our only hope exist in evolving our
knowledge of Nature and take quick actions to manage the Energy of Earth’s
environment and develop new technologies and bring ground level knowledge
changes to live in peace with nature. Please viral such that leaders and
intellectual ruling us awaken and take immediate steps-
http://www.thecanadiandaily.ca/2013/08/30/part-1-knowledge-that-can-save-humanity-from-climate-catastrophes/
With the recent extreme cold and freeze condition experienced by many parts
of USA, Canada, the hype about Global Warming seems to have taken back
seat. The fact of the matter is that earth is violently fluctuating between
two extremes. Earth has parallel world design, where when one part is
heating another part is cooling to balance the system. Exponentially
increased heat and unwinding force invariably means there will be
exponentially increased winding force. These forces are bound to unleash
when climate changes. We are heading for huge destruction by unwinding
force of heat manifesting into fire bound destructions and destruction by
flash flood/snows, earth quakes and volcanic eruptions due to winding force
of earth. We are experiencing this. Our only hope exist in evolving our
knowledge of Nature and take quick actions to manage the Energy of Earth’s
environment and develop new technologies and bring ground level knowledge
changes to live in peace with nature. Please viral such that leaders and
intellectual ruling us awaken and take immediate steps-
http://www.thecanadiandaily.ca/2013/08/30/part-1-knowledge-that-can-save-humanity-from-climate-catastrophes/
The White House is hosting Google+ Hangout discussion at 2 PM ET today with
prominent scientists and meteorologists to discuss the “Polar Vortex” and
how singular weather events play into the larger issue of climate change.
They’ll be taking questions using the hashtag #WeTheGeeks . We hope you’ll
join!
We had temperatures like these and record cold days several times 30 or 40
years ago. No one called it a “polar vortex”. It was called a cold snap.
It’s funny how they made an ordinary winter cold snap sound all science-y
and scary. Run for your lives! It’s the polar vortex…
The Polar Vortex explained in two minutes (and why climate change makes
extreme weather more likely going forward.)
The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes
The Polar Vortex explained in two minutes (and why climate change makes
extreme weather more likely going forward.)
The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes
Brilliant – global warming that is not occuring is causing extreme weather
that is occuring. What will they think of next to support the global
warming hoax?
This is proper Orwellian shit here, that John P Holdren is Obama’s top
eugenicist, Webster Tarpley exposes this scumbag in great detail, SEARCH:
“The elites plan for global extermination”
Anything to keep taxing the life out of the common worker. Forced health
care is not enough. You’re gonna pay more for gas & energy taxes too
because of Global Warming. You vote democrat or republican & you lose so
DON’T VOTE!!
Bullshit, no such thing as global warming. A complete hoax and fabrication
to create another tax.
crock of *___*
I see the Flying Monkey’s of Denial has swarmed over from their echo
chambers in order to thumb this down: dismissives, you can thumb down a
video/science/data all you wish, but reality WILL bite you in your tuchas
the same as it will those of us who understand the data.
u people saying global warming is fake…funny thing is that you know
nothing about it….GLOBAL WARMING IS CAUSED BY THE SMOKES A GAS’S FROM
CARS DESTROYING THE ATMOSPHERE MAKING THE MORE UNPROTECTED FROM THE SUNS
RAYS OF HEAT!!!! GOD DAMM U PEOPLE ARE STUPID!!
It’s real there are gases trapped in the ice that are being released. Could
cause a chain reaction, that may make living here much harder than it needs
to be.
Hank Green’s summary and explanation is still better, clearer and more
desicive than this one..
Thank you Sir ! Climate change has to be addressed globally; I am glad the
US President has an adviser who recognizes the problem.
*Man** I love science!*
A platform upon which things can be explained and rationalized. #MakesSense
#t
*President Obama’s Science and Technology Advisor, Dr. John Holdren,
explains the polar vortex in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes extreme
weather more likely going forward.*