Aren't you the one who was just yesterday saying we shouldn't talk about this? What you just posted basically proves that you haven't read anything about global warming. Sea ice extent is one data point and will change seasonally. For the love of God, this doesn't change the bigger picture that the globe is warming rapidly, at an unprecendented rate...and that this is caused by burning fossil fuels. Here is the chart of the change in carbon in the atmosphere that goes back 800,000 years. https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ If you want to debate this, good luck. Perhaps you think NASA and 95%+ of scientist that study this are all engaged in fake news - okay. It continues to be relevent to discuss how climate change MIGHT be impacting current weather patterns. It surely is, but perhaps in many ways including ones that are conflicting or counterintuitive. What would be helpful is that when sometimes remarks that a warming planet might be effecting our weather pattern, is to discuss that in the context of the pattern, not to tell people to go to the climate change thread. I realize that if you have an opinion that isn't informed by much data or fact, it can be disturbing to have that pointed out to you, and you would then want people to not talk about it. I encourage you to embrace the cognitive dissonance this creates and let it be a learning opportunity that could help the public dialogue. Either that or maybe just read Joe Bastardi's whacked out twitter feed. And I promise that if someone posts a ridiculous doomsday scenario about climate change that is unrealistic or not supporting facts I will be just as clear with them as I am with you. But, funny, that really never happens on here as far as I can tell.