Time to connect the dots
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Extreme">Extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>, <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="connected">connected</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="if">if</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span>.</p><p><span word="Connecting">Connecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connect">connect</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> (<span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="spots">spots</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="littered">littered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, 1 <span word="to">to</span> 100. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detective">detective</span>, <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="analyzing">analyzing</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span>, <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wholesomeness">wholesomeness</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dots">dots</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>.</p>
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