Question

Globally, the winter of 2014–15 was the warmest winter on record at that time, but it sure didn’t seem that way for most of the eastern United States. This region experienced record-low temperatures and extreme snowfall, especially in the northern and coastal areas. During this period of extreme cold and snow, it was not uncommon to see comments on social media disputing climate change. For example, some commenters took pictures of huge piles of snow and added comments such as, "This doesn’t look like global warming." Do these commenters have a point? Should extreme snowfall over the course of a season cast doubt on the theory of global climate change? Make a scientific argument explaining why you agree or disagree with these commenters.

Answer 1

One of the effects of climate change is extreme changes in precipitation including heavier storms in some areas and more extreme drought in other areas. Its been noted in the South that although some areas are receiving less rain, when it does rain it is a violent, heavy storm. Popular science website www.popsci.com has some articles and videos with interviews from agriculturists talking about the at home effects of climate change that will be helpful to you.

Answer 2

Answer: No, they don't have a point.

Explanation:

Global warming has different consecuences and not all of them are directly related to how heat or warm is perceived by people. Melting of icecaps and incresing sea-levels is another of the consecuences, such as movement of animals, among others. One of the most important changes is the extreme conditions of weather that have been experienced across the world in the last couple of years: in Europe, in 2017 and 2018, many temperature records were broken because of extreme heat. Last year, in the US, those extreme temperatures impacted during the winter with snow storms, creating those huge piles. We could say that both are a different face of the same problem: global warming causing extrame temperatures.