Daily Archives: March 3, 2011

MOBILE, Ala. — Cold water may have killed the dolphins washing up in Mississippi and Alabama, scientists with the Dauphin Island Sea Labsaid Wednesday. They point to an apparent correlation between large pulses of chilly water that flowed into Mobile Bay during … Continue reading →

http://www.mcvuk.com/

In 1958, temperatures were as much as 10C above normal. The low CO2 levels of the time forced untrapped heat to the pole.

I went out for a long run around Bethel, Connecticut this morning in wind chill of minus 5F (minus 21C) and was extremely grateful for fossil fuels when I got back to the hotel. Everything here is frozen solid, but … Continue reading →

Ivan sent these over. Jan 1890: “INTENSE COLD IN RUSSIA. 200 PERSONS FROZEN TO DEATH.” http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/28338874? Jan 1890: “SNOWSTORMS IN AMERICA. EIGHT TRAINS SNOWED UP. PASSENGERS DYING FROM COLD AND HUNGER.” http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13757223? July 1890: “THE EUROPEAN CROPS. RUINED BY RAIN … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/ h/t to Marc Morano