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Gore effect
The Gore effect or Al Gore effect is the coincidental, non-causative occurrence of unseasonably cold weather with some events associated with global warming activism, particularly those attended by former US Vice President and Presidential Candidate Al Gore. The term was coined and used, sometimes humorously, by global warming deniers.
Article summary
The Gore effect or Al Gore effect is the coincidental, non-causative occurrence of unseasonably cold weather with some events associated with global warming activism, particularly those attended by former US Vice President and Presidential Candidate Al Gore. The term was coined and used, sometimes humorously, by global warming deniers.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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