Monthly Archives: May 2011

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throughout much of American history, we have made, I believe, better decisions than any other nation in the history of the world, because in our democracy, individuals were available to take part in a collective effort to find the best … Continue reading →

Texas drought has farmers on the ropes West Texas farmers and ranchers struggle to survive the worst drought in the region since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. May 22, 2011|By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times The wind in West … Continue reading →

WRF Water vapor forecast for this afternoon. There is a very tight gradient from central Texas to central Kansas which could lead to violent weather and tornadoes, like in Alabama a few weeks ago. Cold dry air from the west … Continue reading →

Nuuk, Greenland has averaged -1C so far in May, which should place it among the ten coldest Mays on record – going back to 1881. Earlier this month, Hillary and the Arctic Council were making daily press releases from Nuuk … Continue reading →

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110524/ap_on_re_us/us_apocalypse_saturday We conclude that most climate models mix heat too efficiently into the deep ocean and as a result underestimate the negative forcing by human-made aerosols. Aerosol climate forcing today is inferred to be -1.6 \pm 0.3 W/m2, implying substantial … Continue reading →

in millimeters.

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/tornadotrend.jpg 1974 was the record year for violent tornadoes year prior to 2011. It was also the peak year of the global cooling panic. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944914,00.html

Obama got elected by running against the Bush Doctrine, and now he claims it for his own. President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron kick off two days of diplomacy this morning by pledging to work against repressive regimes … Continue reading →

http://dw.sfos.uaf.edu/sizonet/ice/barrow/ABCam.jpg Temperatures are forecast to hit the mid-30s this week, with almost 24 hours of sunlight.