Tornadoes & Truth: March's Fury Debunks Climate Hysteria

March 2025’s tornado outbreaks expose the folly of climate alarmism, as nature defies predictions and punishes overreach.

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Published: April 8, 2025

Written by Paul Baker

A Storm of Reality Hits Hard

March 2025 didn’t just bring spring flowers; it unleashed a fury of over 200 tornadoes, more than double the monthly average, ripping across the heartland from Texas to Tennessee. Two EF-4 twisters slammed Arkansas in a single day, leaving devastation and death in their wake. This wasn’t some gentle nudge from Mother Nature. It was a full-on assault, a wake-up call that no amount of government meddling or eco-preaching can tame the wild forces we’ve always lived with. The National Centers for Environmental Information laid it bare: this was a multi-day outbreak that laughed in the face of climate control fantasies.

For years, we’ve been fed a steady diet of doom from the left, claiming every storm, every heatwave, every dry spell is proof of their apocalyptic gospel. They’ve pushed trillion-dollar schemes and suffocating regulations, all under the guise of saving us from ourselves. Yet here we are, watching nature do what it’s always done, cycle through chaos and calm, while their predictions flop like a bad movie sequel. March’s tornado tally isn’t a sign of their so-called crisis; it’s a billboard screaming that reality doesn’t bend to political agendas.

Wildfires and Drought: The Real Culprits

While tornadoes tore up the Midwest, wildfires chewed through 30,000 acres in southern Appalachia, fueled by dry conditions and downed trees from Hurricane Helene. The NCEI report ties it to strong winds and parched land, not some grand narrative of carbon guilt. Drought gripped 43.4% of the contiguous U.S. by April 1, down just a tick from March’s start, with the Southwest and Plains bearing the brunt. This isn’t new; it’s history repeating itself. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s showed us drought and fire don’t need a climate change boogeyman to wreak havoc.

Advocates for endless green spending want you to believe throwing cash at windmills will fix this. They point to rising temperatures, 5.4°F above average in March, as their smoking gun. But research since 1970 shows nearly every U.S. city has warmed, and tornadoes? They’re shifting east, not exploding in number. The real story is adaptation, not panic. Farmers and builders have faced worse and thrived. The left’s obsession with control ignores that truth, leaving us less prepared for the inevitable.

Temperature Spikes: Nature’s Cycle, Not Our Fault

The NCEI pegged March at 46.9°F nationwide, 5.4°F above the norm, with Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas hitting record highs. Alaska and Hawai’i weren’t far behind, clocking in warmer than usual too. Supporters of the climate cult scream this proves their point, but history begs to differ. The 1920s and ’30s saw Arctic warming and brutal heatwaves without a single SUV in sight. Today, 178 of 191 U.S. cities logged above-average temps in March, a trend tied to natural swings and urban sprawl as much as anything else.

Sure, warmer air stirs up storms and dries out forests, but pinning it all on human greed is a stretch. Tornado clusters are up, and nighttime twisters are deadlier, yet total counts haven’t spiked since the ’50s. The jet stream’s quirks and La Niña’s whims play bigger roles than your neighbor’s gas grill. Policymakers in Washington want to tax and regulate us into submission, but nature’s been running this show long before we showed up. It’s time we focus on resilience, not repentance.

The Left’s Playbook Falls Flat

Here’s where the rubber meets the road. The Biden-era crowd left us with a legacy of fearmongering and flimsy fixes, claiming every weather hiccup justifies their power grab. March 2025 proves them wrong. Over 200 tornadoes didn’t care about their carbon credits. Wildfires didn’t pause for solar panels. Drought didn’t shrink because of electric car mandates. The NCEI data shows a world that’s messy, unpredictable, and utterly indifferent to their grand plans.

Their answer? More rules, more spending, more guilt trips. But $250 billion in global weather damages this year alone says adaptation beats mitigation every time. Infrastructure’s crumbling not because of climate sins, but because it’s old and ignored. Communities hit hardest, from Arkansas to Appalachia, need real help, practical solutions, not utopian promises. President Trump’s back in the saddle now, and his no-nonsense approach, cutting red tape and boosting local grit, is what’ll see us through, not some green dream.

A Call to Stand Firm

March 2025 wasn’t a fluke; it was a preview. The NCEI’s outlook flags more heat, drought, and fire risk ahead, especially in the Southwest and Plains. That’s not a cue to grovel before the climate gods; it’s a challenge to double down on what works. We’ve got the tools, ingenuity, and spirit to weather this, just like our grandparents did. Government’s job isn’t to play weatherman, it’s to clear the way for people to rebuild, innovate, and thrive.

Nature’s not our enemy, and neither is progress. The real threat’s the crowd shouting for control while the storms roll in. They’ve had their shot, and it flopped. Now, with Trump steering the ship, we’ve got a chance to ditch the hysteria, roll up our sleeves, and face the future head-on. March’s tornadoes didn’t break us; they reminded us who we are, tough, adaptable, and free.