According to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), it’s no mistake that Hurricane Helene caused so much damage in the Southeastern United States last week. After all, she claims, Democrats can control the weather and may be planning to use it to steal the 2024 election.
Greene made her absurd accusation on Twitter Thursday, starting with this post:
She followed it with a map to prove her point.
Yes, Mother Nature is conspiring with Democrats to make sure the election goes their way. Who knew she was even registered to vote?
Of course, Greene neglected to address the larger problems of climate change and global warming, both of which are the main contributors to extreme weather events such as hurricanes.
Just last month, the BBC reported:
Firstly, warmer ocean waters mean storms can pick up more energy, leading to higher wind speeds.
Record high sea surface temperatures were a key reason why US scientists forecast an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2024.
The high temperatures are mainly due to long-term greenhouse gas emissions.
Secondly, a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to more intense rainfall.
Climate change made the extreme rainfall from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 around three times more likely, according to one estimate.
Greene also got some brutal (and well-deserved) mockery on social media.
