“[T]he greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor.” -Aristotle
It’s ridiculously tricky to explain the links (known and unknown) between climate change and extreme weather. Here’s a solution: sports metaphor!
Watch the video above to hear Jerry Meehl of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (a real, true scientist!) explain how climate change is to the planet’s weather what steroids were to Barry Bonds.
Then go on and read more about the video’s creators and to put it all in context.
(Source: youtube.com)
