Warmists try unsuccessfully to spin nice spring weather as a harbinger of doom, with allegedly higher crime, more bike accidents, etc

Sunny Days Are Here Again But Is That Good? - NPR

Apr 7, 2012 (All Things Considered) — Throughout the month of March, you have probably heard stories on your local news about what seems like an early spring and unusually warm temperatures. While it might be time to lie on a blanket in the park, climate scientists are worried. They say all these sunny days are actually an extreme weather event, one with local and global implications.

...While it might be time to lie on a blanket in the park, climate scientists are worried. They say all these sunny days are actually an extreme weather event, one with local and global implications...You might also see higher crime, says Martin Flask, director of public safety in Cleveland.

Flask says people are out, it's light later in the day and there are more children playing. Even though, in the long term, crime is trending downward in Cleveland, homicides and burglaries are up compared to this time last year.

...Scientists say we'll probably see more mosquitoes, more Lyme disease and more accidents, since people are outside more biking, hiking and driving.

...Climatologist Heidi Cullen with the research organization Climate Central has been closely following the spring heat. She tells weekends on All Things Considered guest host Laura Sullivan that it's hard to get a sense of how big of a deal the so-called "warm wave" was, because it was so nice.

"We were breaking records by upwards of 40 degrees in some places," Cullen says, who is also the author of The Weather of the Future. "It was this really ironic, extreme weather event because it was like, 'I'm loving this,' but at the same time it was incredibly unusual."

...Though scientists are hesitant to link tornado outbreaks, like those that struck near Dallas, Texas this week, to climate change, Cullen says it is fair to say that warmer weather creates extreme weather.