Ann Coulter Blames Hurricane Harvey On Houston Electing Lesbian Mayor, Gets Shut Down Immediately

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Ann Coulter, a right-wing media pundit, took to Twitter on Tuesday to dismiss climate change by instead saying that Hurricane Harvey was more likely caused by the election of Houston's openly gay mayor, Annise Parker, who served from 2010 to 2016.

I don't believe Hurricane Harvey is God's punishment for Houston electing a lesbian mayor. But that is more credible than "climate change." https://t.co/K7d7mopY5Q
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) August 29, 2017

Experts believe that increased evaporation as a result of climate change allowed Harvey to pick up more water, leading to devastating effects in Houston. The storm was also made more fierce by the fact that water temperatures were unusually high in the Gulf of Mexico.

“This is the main fuel for the storm,” Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research explained. “Although these storms occur naturally, the storm is apt to be more intense, maybe a bit bigger, longer-lasting, and with much heavier rainfalls [because of that ocean heat].”

when you hug a child does it burst into flames or turn into a white walker https://t.co/y2rRkmoJHi
— Sarah Beattie (@nachosarah) August 29, 2017

People were understandably confused that Coulter had denied a fact that the majority of scientists agree on.

How do morons like this get any public voices ? Education , and knowledge completely void
— Ottawa Aviation (@OttawaAvSpotter) August 29, 2017

No. Houston has suffered enough.
— Holly Torpey (@hollytorpey) August 29, 2017

She probably hates him more since he promised to save the lives of undocumented people who are in danger from #HarveyFlood
— Michael Bradshaw (@nerdleftmike) August 29, 2017