Daily Archives: July 22, 2011

Top 10 warmest days in Springfield since 1879 112 — July 14, 1954 110 — July 14, 1936 108 — July 13, 1936 108 — July 12, 1936 108 — Aug. 9, 1934 108 — Aug. 8, 1934 107 — … Continue reading →

It’s July. It’s Illinois. It’s hot. It’s normal. But 75 years ago, summer 1936 was anything but normal for Springfield and the rest of the Midwest. Four of Springfield’s 10 hottest days ever came during July 1936, including a then-all-time … Continue reading →

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http://news.google.com/newspapers July, 2011 14th ……… 75 15th ……… 81 16th ……… 85 17th ……… 95 18th ……… 95 19th ……… 85 20th …….. 98 21st ……… 94 Forecast for the next week is 70s and 80s. http://www.wunderground.com/

The region from Mexico City to Acapulco has no detail beyond the lowest zoom level.

The United Nations Security Council has declared that global warming is a threat to world peace and stability, in what has been greeted as a diplomatic triumph by the current council chair Germany. The declaration means UN Secretary General Ban … Continue reading →

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/07/21/mass-extinction-caused-by-earths-burp/ Radiative transfer models show that methane could increase by 10X, and still have almost no effect on temperature. Having an idea pop into your head is not evidence of a “likely result.”

Democrats erupt over latest plan on debt ceiling Many worry that Obama might retreat from his demand that revenue increases, opposed by Republicans, be part of any plan to slash the federal deficit. http://www.latimes.com/ No new taxes? Oh the unimaginable … Continue reading →

Record heat, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes, millions starving, drought, floods. March was 11 degrees above normal. Temperatures for the year were 3.4 degrees above normal. Prior to Hansen’s 2000 data corruption correction, 1921 was the second hottest year … Continue reading →