James Inhofe stood in the great hall. He looked at important leaders from every US state. Then he pulled out a white object and said, “Do you know what this is? It’s a snowball.” Then, he threw it into the audience! Why did Inhofe do this? He wanted to make a point. It was cold outside, so he claimed global warming wasn’t real.
But this was a mistake. Today’s weather can be hot or cold. But global warming is about long-term patterns. The Earth is getting warmer. Oceans are heating up. Ice is mel...