TMI meltdown: Weatherman brought to tears over climate change, considers vasectomy

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383647784689082368

When drama-queen meteorologist Eric Holthaus warns that “personal tweets” are on the way, he’s not messing around. Ready for a little climate change oversharing?

http://twitter.com/#!/RachelleFriberg/status/383974336974966785

First up: Public tears. Yes, tears, over the new report from the IPCC.

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383648200369790976

More on that report from the Daily Mail’s coverage of the former Wall Street Journal meteorologist’s freak-out:

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change used its strongest language yet in the report on the causes of climate change, prompting calls for global action to control emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

‘If this isn’t an alarm bell, then I don’t know what one is. If ever there were an issue that demanded greater cooperation, partnership, and committed diplomacy, this is it,’ said US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Dramatic prairie dog’s got nothin’ on Holthaus. The tears are a-flowin’ and starting, um, y’know, now-ish, he refuses to fly.

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383648720832565248

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383648970909569025

No flying … and no kids. The hysterical Holthaus welcomes extinction with open arms:

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383656823191896064

We’ll spare you his full rant about carbon dioxide removal and a global price on carbon, but here’s a selection of tweets.

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383660504595431425

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383661118377308160

Heh:

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383661194977886210

Holthaus replaced his globe-trotting bio with a simple “I don’t fly.”

But back to pesky babies and their filthy carbon footprints.

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383680367640588288

Snip, snip, snip:

http://twitter.com/#!/EricHolthaus/status/383684257840762881

We have a feeling that’s not going to make a vas deferens.

"We"re polluting earth."

"I know!"

"I"m going to recycle more, drive less"

"I"m getting a vasectomy!"

"Wow. Ok"

goo.gl/haf0wI— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) September 28, 2013

But the idea did get a few endorsements.

http://twitter.com/#!/shellslynne/status/383961941883904000

http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/383951220832219136

(Hat tip: Rachelle Friberg)

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/09/28/tmi-meltdown-weatherman-brought-to-tears-over-climate-change-considers-vasectomy/

TMI meltdown: Weatherman brought to tears over climate change, considers vasectomy