UPDATE: Graph added below per request from Joe Bastardi.

But first, let’s listen to expert on all things public, scientific, and climatic, Rosie O’Donnell

From Fox News:

Living in an era when pop culture celebrities can assert “expert” opinions on any subject, why wait for science to catch up with pesky facts?

If Rosie O’Donnell says global warming caused Joplin’s destruction, then it must be true, right? As Hollywood knows best, there’s no need for lab research, instant proclamations are good enough. It worked for claiming fire hadn’t melted steel before 9/11, so why not weather can’t cause deadly tornadoes outbreaks before this? Must be global warming then. Yeah that’s the ticket.

Alright, now having weathered that, here’s Joe Bastardi on Fox News talking the science.

UPDATE: Joe Bastardi writes in and asks this graphic to be included (which apparently never made it into the interview). Click for a very large version.