A Friend of Mine Bet Me It Wouldn't Be Long Before...

…yesterday's tornadoes were blamed on global warming. He was, unfortunately, correct. Below is the headline from the Kansas City Star with a photo from yesterday's tragic Pilger tornado.

I guess it didn't occur to the Star to check the facts:

1. Violent tornadoes (like yesterday's) have decreased over the last 30 years. Here is a graph from NOAA:
   
2. The tornadoes occurred in an area where, given a stable climate, tornadoes would be most expected (arrow). If the tornadoes had instead occurred in Alabama, Nevada or Maine, that would be an indication of climate change. 
   
   It is increasingly apparent that the facts are not important to the climate cultists.