The logic-defying presidential election is taking everyone's attention away from a very important topic — climate change — and while it's not as exciting as the medical records of a 70-year-old or the sexts of a disgraced former congressman, Seth Meyers wants us to start giving the matter the attention it deserves.
On Tuesday's Late Night, Meyers said the Earth is "acting insane," but we're all "too busy focusing on Donald Trump to notice. Meanwhile, the Earth is currently the Donald Trump of planets, and it even uses Trump's skin tone to illustrate extreme heat." Over the summer, for the first time on record, every square inch of the United States experienced above average temperatures. If that weren't bad enough, there have been eight "once in 500 years" extreme weather events since the beginning of the year. "Not to mention on top of that, the f—ing Chicago Cubs are in first place, so who knows what's going on," Meyers said.
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