July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community.

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Tebaldi describes it this way: “Tipping points could happen for different people, for different communities, at different times.”

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Because it also put out a bunch of sulfate aerosols which cool the world by roughly as much as the water vapor warms it

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It was nowhere near large enough to have a significant effect on the climate. Anyway since when does the volcanic eruption make the planet hotter? It’s called volcanic winter for a reason.

And I don’t think anyone has ever claimed that climate changes caused by Trump.

Also when were people locked in there houses because it was hot the last time? Have you taken your meds today?

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