Here's the thing: Shauna Theel has a video on the Polar Vortex vs. Rush Limbaugh:
Published on Jan 9, 2014
Media Matters Climate & Energy Program Director Shauna Theel debunks Rush Limbaugh's conspiracy that the "polar vortex" was created by the media to lie to you about climate change.
Peter Gleick previously posted this Google Ngram on the term "Polar Vortex" and al Roker tweeted about it as well:
.@alroker @kaleekreider Here is the actual history of the use of term "polar vortex". I looked it up. pic.twitter.com/9ZtoDLawyD
— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) January 8, 2014
Here's a bigger copy of Peter's ngram:
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The term "Polar Vortex" was thrown around a lot last year, in reference to the persistent mass of very cold air that enveloped much of southern Canada and the US.
Everyone laughed ... earlier today ... when Rush Limbaugh claimed that the Polar Vortex, the ginormous weather phenomenon that brought so much cold to Canada and the United States over the last few days, was created by Liberals.
The drought in California is really bad. Bad enough that people are struggling to describe it.
NBC weather man Al Roker proved Rush Limbaugh wrong and that the term "Polar Vortex" has been in use for many decades. Check out his brief but sharp attack on the corpulent Right Winger and sign a petition thanking Al for his good work if you are so inclined.
https://act.forecastthefacts.org/sign/thank_you_roker_dkos/?akid=317.85…