October 19, 2023

Meanwhile, Outside

Some science from the scientists at NOAA:

The September global surface temperature was 1.44°C (2.59°F) above the 20th-century average of 15.0°C (59.0°F), making it the warmest September on record. September 2023 marked the 49th-consecutive September and the 535th-consecutive month with temperatures at least nominally above the 20th-century average. September 2023 was 0.46°C (0.83°F) above the previous record from September 2020, and marks the largest positive monthly global temperature anomaly of any month on record. The September 2023 global temperature anomaly surpassed the previous record-high monthly anomaly from March 2016 by 0.09°C (0.16°F). The past ten Septembers (2014–2023) have been the warmest Septembers on record. [Emphases added.]

And: 

The January–September global surface temperature ranked highest in the 174-year record at 1.10°C (1.98°F) above the 1901–2000 average of 14.1°C (57.5°F). This surpassed the previous record from January–September 2016 by 0.03°C (0.05°F). According to NCEI's statistical analysis and data through September, there is a greater than 99% chance that 2023 will rank as the warmest year on record.

Science.

Nonsense:

A far-right Christian nationalist Republican state lawmaker in Pennsylvania is citing the Bible to explain her vote against legislation.

"When Democrats are pushing bills like banning gas-powered mowers and gas-powered stoves in New York City, all under the name of a climate control agenda, we can all see what is really going on here," said state Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, in a video posted by Heartland Signal. "The truth is, is in Genesis 8:22, it says, 'as long as the Earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.' I'll say that again, 'will never cease.' Of course, we are to be good stewards of God's creation, but not through a forceful climate control global agenda."

Nevertheless, it's getting warmer out there. No matter what Genesis 8:22 says.

Post Script: The Bible is not a scientific document. There is no science in there.