Jan 12th, Oakland Ca. 76 Degrees

I'm in shorts as I'm writing this. I remember as a kid, having a December heatwave in Oakland that reached 71, maybe 72 degrees. It must be today's scorching sun that jarred my memories but I'm noticing more and more Dec. & Jan. heatwaves.  I think we have to be careful not to lose our critical faculties in order to uphold good science around climate change. As Oakland is cooking in January, the Midwest is freezing more than usual. That's why we need to call it climate change and not global warming. We also might need a sense of humor to get through this climate crisis so here's a little Sarah Silverman