In reality, winter snows do not invalidate the reality that the planet just experienced the hottest decade on record. Scientists have been warning for decades that global warming would increase the severity of winter storms.

This past January was the warmest January on record for the planet. And as National Wildlife Federation climate scientist Amanda Staudt notes, winter storms are getting fiercer even as the season gets warmer. “The last few years have brought several unusually heavy snowstorms as warmer and moister air over southern states has penetrated further north, colliding with bitter cold air masses,” she explains.

Of course, the idea that "It was cold today, so global warming must be a conspiracy" has been around for quite a while. That's why taking climate advice from meteorologists is ... um ... not very smart. So when Sen Inhofe claims "scientists" don't agree on climate change and includes meteorologists in his "scientists" - well, let's just say the old rule still applies: consider the source.