Neil deGrasse Tyson uses Harvey to take jab at climate change deniers

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Neil deGrasse Tyson recently tweeted about Harvey to take a jab at climate change skeptics.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson recently tweeted about Harvey to take a jab at climate change skeptics.

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A tweet by Neil deGrasse Tyson‏ is stirring up the internet.

The astrophysicist and star of "Cosmos" recently wondered out loud why climate change skeptics aren't skeptical of Hurricane Harvey.

"Don't see much denial of @NOAA climate scientists who have predicted Hurricane Harvey's devastating path into Texas," wrote Tyson.

‏NOAA, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is a U.S. federal agency in charge of a wide-range of scientific tasks, including monitoring the weather and studying climate change.

UPDATE: Harvey grows into Category 3 hurricane

Tyson's tweet was posted several hours before Harvey is expected to make landfall and quickly went viral — but not without some criticism.

Climate scientists aren't forecasting Harvey's path into Texas; climate science != meteorology. #DifferentDisciplines — SRHelicity (@SRHelicity) August 25, 2017

Hi Neil, from a climate scientist - your tweet isn't helping the widespread confusion of weather & climate....we only do the long-term stats — Tamsin Edwards (@flimsin) August 25, 2017

Harvey is expected to make landfall in the Lone Star State by 1 a.m. Saturday. The Category 3 hurricane is the first storm of that magnitude to hit Texas in more than a decade.

Residents of Harris County should expect widespread flooding, rainfall through the weekend and numerous road closures.

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