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<p>It goes like this :</p>
<p><em>We can&#8217;t say that this particular event is caused by CO2, but we expect events of this type to become more frequent as atmospheric CO2 increases.</em></p>
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<p><img title="More..." src="https://i0.wp.com/stevengoddard.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="-" />We can&#8217;t say that this particular gust of wind was caused by CO2,  but we expect gusts of wind to increase as atmospheric CO2 increases.<em> </em></p>
<p><img title="More..." src="https://i0.wp.com/stevengoddard.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="-" />We can&#8217;t say that this particular teen pregnancy was caused by CO2,  but we expect teen pregnancies to increase as atmospheric CO2 increases.<em> </em></p>
<p><img title="More..." src="https://i0.wp.com/stevengoddard.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="-" />We can&#8217;t say that this particular ice shelf crack was caused by CO2,   but we expect ice shelf cracks to increase as atmospheric CO2  increases.<em> </em></p>
<p>We can&#8217;t say that this particular hot day was caused by CO2,   but we expect hot days to increase as atmospheric CO2  increases.</p>
<p>We can&#8217;t say that this particular tribal war was caused by CO2,   but we expect tribal wars to increase as atmospheric CO2  increases.</p>
<p>We can&#8217;t say that this particular flood was caused by CO2,   but  we expect floods to increase as atmospheric CO2  increases.</p>
<p>We can&#8217;t say that this particular snowstorm was caused by CO2,   but  we expect snowstorms to increase as atmospheric CO2  increases.</p>
<p>To make it more interesting, you can also blame things on George W Bush.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s hear your best ideas!</p>
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