Trump Uses Climate Change As A Punchline Again

Such a f’n idiot.

My old man, a taciturn guy who didn’t mince words would have said something like “I’ll warm you up. I’ll shove a flaming blow torch on full bore up your ass!”

Must be nice to have such a narrow perspecive on the world.

Roads melted and doctors warned people about heat stress as Australia notched five of its 10 hottest days on record amid a searing heatwave.

One town in New South Wales recorded a night-time low temperature of 35.9C – the highest minimum temperature ever recorded anywhere in Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

The extreme heat, which has hit the country for a week, has caused dozens of bushfires and bat deaths on a “biblical scale” in Adelaide, South Australia. More than a dozen people in that state have been taken to hospital due to heat, reports said.

Jan.18, 2019

Australia is in the grip of an extreme heatwave with authorities estimating the country has seen at least 5 of its 10 warmest days on record this week.
Australia heatwave - BBC Weather

Jan 19, 2019 50C is 122 F

‘It’s like hell here’: Australia bakes as record temperatures nudge 50C
Fears rise for homeless and vulnerable people as communities brace for another week of relentless hot weather
‘It’s like hell here’: Australia bakes as record temperatures nudge 50C | Australia weather | The Guardian

If the Aussies weren’t such blushing violets, I’m sure they would tell him off…