White House solves the problem of global warming overnight... by officially changing the phrase to 'global climate disruption'

Global warming could be a thing of the past, thanks to the Barack Obama administration. No, the White House has not single-handedly managed to stop the apparent rising temperature – but it does think the terminology oversimplifies the problem. According to U.S. science adviser John Holdren, the public should start using the phrase ‘global climate disruption’ because it makes the situation sound more dangerous.

Referring to the Democrats launch of a new logo, Republican pollster Adam Geller told Fox News: ‘They’re trying to come up with more politically palatable ways to sell some of this stuff.’ Mr Geller added that the phrase ‘global warming’ is easy to criticise. ‘Every time we’re digging our cars out – what global warming? (Global climate disruption is) more of a sort of generic blanket term, I guess, that can apply in all weather conditions.’

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