"The Daily Show" science correspondent Ronny Chieng is pretty sick of trying to get President Donald Trump to understand that climate and weather are not the same. (Screengrab: Comedy Central)
Jan 31, 2019
Climate scientists gave a round of applause Thursday night to a segment on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" that quickly--and with an appropriate level of frustration--showed the ignorance of President Donald Trump's continued confusion over the difference between climate and weather.
"President Frosty the Slowman" is the only one who doesn't seem to understand the difference, said correspondent Ronny Chieng. Holding a chart depicting the planet's increasing average land and ocean temperatures, Chieng said, "It doesn't matter if it's sometimes cold in Cincinnati because the line keeps going the f--k up."
\u201cTrump doesn\u2019t understand climate change and @ronnychieng is sick of explaining this s**t. https://t.co/lJsJZjNz3K\u201d— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1548947608
Among the experts applauding the segment was atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe, who Tweeted, "Thank you @ronnychieng for giving voice to what every climate scientist is thinking but is too polite to say."
\u201c\u201cEven if you flip the chart upside-down it\u2019s still going up!!\u201d Thank you @ronnychieng for giving voice to what every climate scientist is thinking but is too polite to say.\u201d— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe) 1548979179
\u201cI feel the same way sometimes tbh.\u201d— Gavin Schmidt (@Gavin Schmidt) 1548933261
\u201cToo f**king awesome. Ohhhhhh this is so how I feel.\u201d— Peter Kalmus (@Peter Kalmus) 1548981646
\u201cPetition to hire a full time anger translator for climate scientists\u201d— Kate Marvel (@Kate Marvel) 1549028133
Watch the full "Daily Show" segment below:
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Climate scientists gave a round of applause Thursday night to a segment on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" that quickly--and with an appropriate level of frustration--showed the ignorance of President Donald Trump's continued confusion over the difference between climate and weather.
"President Frosty the Slowman" is the only one who doesn't seem to understand the difference, said correspondent Ronny Chieng. Holding a chart depicting the planet's increasing average land and ocean temperatures, Chieng said, "It doesn't matter if it's sometimes cold in Cincinnati because the line keeps going the f--k up."
\u201cTrump doesn\u2019t understand climate change and @ronnychieng is sick of explaining this s**t. https://t.co/lJsJZjNz3K\u201d— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1548947608
Among the experts applauding the segment was atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe, who Tweeted, "Thank you @ronnychieng for giving voice to what every climate scientist is thinking but is too polite to say."
\u201c\u201cEven if you flip the chart upside-down it\u2019s still going up!!\u201d Thank you @ronnychieng for giving voice to what every climate scientist is thinking but is too polite to say.\u201d— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe) 1548979179
\u201cI feel the same way sometimes tbh.\u201d— Gavin Schmidt (@Gavin Schmidt) 1548933261
\u201cToo f**king awesome. Ohhhhhh this is so how I feel.\u201d— Peter Kalmus (@Peter Kalmus) 1548981646
\u201cPetition to hire a full time anger translator for climate scientists\u201d— Kate Marvel (@Kate Marvel) 1549028133
Watch the full "Daily Show" segment below:
Climate scientists gave a round of applause Thursday night to a segment on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" that quickly--and with an appropriate level of frustration--showed the ignorance of President Donald Trump's continued confusion over the difference between climate and weather.
"President Frosty the Slowman" is the only one who doesn't seem to understand the difference, said correspondent Ronny Chieng. Holding a chart depicting the planet's increasing average land and ocean temperatures, Chieng said, "It doesn't matter if it's sometimes cold in Cincinnati because the line keeps going the f--k up."
\u201cTrump doesn\u2019t understand climate change and @ronnychieng is sick of explaining this s**t. https://t.co/lJsJZjNz3K\u201d— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1548947608
Among the experts applauding the segment was atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe, who Tweeted, "Thank you @ronnychieng for giving voice to what every climate scientist is thinking but is too polite to say."
\u201c\u201cEven if you flip the chart upside-down it\u2019s still going up!!\u201d Thank you @ronnychieng for giving voice to what every climate scientist is thinking but is too polite to say.\u201d— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@Prof. Katharine Hayhoe) 1548979179
\u201cI feel the same way sometimes tbh.\u201d— Gavin Schmidt (@Gavin Schmidt) 1548933261
\u201cToo f**king awesome. Ohhhhhh this is so how I feel.\u201d— Peter Kalmus (@Peter Kalmus) 1548981646
\u201cPetition to hire a full time anger translator for climate scientists\u201d— Kate Marvel (@Kate Marvel) 1549028133
Watch the full "Daily Show" segment below:
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