Climate change does not increase the frequency of changes in our weather, but it definitely does increase the magnitude of weather events so that they impact us more and cost us more. No matter where these events occur, they increase taxes and prices for all of us. It is really important for us to spend more to fight climate change so we can spend less recovering from the effects of climate change.
The average temperature on earth continues to increase. This warms the oceans and puts more energy and moisture into weather events. It may seem like its not warmer locally, but when averaged over the lower 48 states, this winter (January through March) was the second hottest on record. Nowhere in the U.S. had a record cold winter this year according to Scientific American. We need our representatives to set policies that support science and combat climate change. Ask candidates what their positions are before you vote!