Regardless of the cause, most experts do agree that we are seeing more extreme weather in both scale and frequency.
Rather than petty arguing people need to start bracing themselves for such extremes and severe weather. Have you prepared your family in case of prolonged severe weather or possible blackouts resulting from such? Are communities investing in the infrastructure they need to endure and respond?
As a second comment, any steps towards conservationalism to me is a positive step. I think the resistance is coming from it being forced. But we do really need to do a beeter job taking care of our home globally.