Is climate change real?

Climate change is not real because it is very cold outside

Question: Is climate change real?
Position‹2 of 3›: No, climate change is not real
Argument1 of 2›: Climate change is not real because it is very cold outside

It is still very cold, and we are getting more snow than ever, so climate change can't be real.

The argument

Climate change isn’t real because the earth has seasons in which the weather changes. It’s a natural occurrence. Not every place gets cold during the winter. The Amazon rainforest stays warm during January opposed to Alaska. Plus, if it doesn’t get cold then how are the leaves and living things know that it’s about to be winter?

Premises

[P1]The earth naturally has seasons in which the weather changes, with some places becoming cold while others stay warm. [P2] These seasonal temperature changes are a normal natural occurrence that living things rely on to know winter is coming. [C] Therefore, cold weather reflects natural seasonal variation rather than evidence that climate change is real.

Counter-arguments

People aren’t just concerned about day-to-day weather. Climate change consists of long-term average increase in temperatures. There are hot temperatures that have melted permafrost in the Arctic, causing animals like polar bears to migrate into human territories looking for food.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] Although it does get cool during the fall, there is evidence that climate change is affecting the environment in ways other than temperature.