An act of dog: Why climate change is like walking Fido [VIDEO]

Climate deniers in your family? They can't resist a video illustrating the relationship between climate change and weather with a man walking his dog.

What can’t you use dogs to illustrate? A new video offers a very simple explanation of the relationship between climate and weather. The next time someone in a parka snickers about Al Gore, send them this:

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Daschund. Looks like a harsh wiener.Photo: Jonathan GillSo, if weather is a dog, and climate is the dog walker, we should be working on trading the pair for a kitten on a turtle. Any questions?

(h/t Climate Central)

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