“The President of the United States musing on the most important issue of our time. “I believe that there’s a change in weather, and I think it changes both ways. Don’t forget it used to be called global warming. That wasn’t working. Then it was called climate change. Now it’s actually called extreme weather, because with extreme weather, you can’t miss.” (The same can be said for extreme stupidity.)

+ Somehow, this feels related: How One of Canada’s Coldest Cities Became the Slurpee Capital of the World.

+ Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth, Companies See Climate Change Hitting Their Bottom Lines in the Next 5 Years. But as the NYT reports, it’s not all bad news: “Eli Lilly, a drug maker in the United States, cited research suggesting that rising temperatures could drive the spread of infectious diseases — a problem the company was well-positioned to help address.”