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Bomb Cyclone Slams US Northeast

Are cold snaps evidence of climate change or proof that the climate crisis narrative has collapsed?
Bomb Cyclone Slams US Northeast
Above: A person walks through the snow during a blizzard in Brooklyn, New York on Feb. 23. Image credit: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu/Getty Images

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Climate-concerned narrative

This brutal cold snap fits perfectly with climate change predictions — warming Arctic conditions have stretched the polar vortex, sending frigid air southward more frequently. Winter remains the fastest-warming season in America, with cold temperature records rising dramatically since 1970. The dice are loaded for more extreme winter weather events even as overall temperatures climb.

Climate-skeptic narrative

The climate crisis narrative has collapsed as a transparent power grab designed to redistribute wealth and bypass national sovereignty. Global warming clearly reduces cold extremes according to the U.N.'s own data, yet activists exploit every weather event to maintain an illusion of crisis. This isn't science anymore — it's propaganda used to justify more money, more control and more censorship of dissenting views.

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