Monthly Archives: July 2011

Twenty four states set their all time high temperature record in the 1930s. Drought covered more than 80% of the country. The strongest hurricane to ever hit the US struck Florida on Labor day 1935, with 180 mph winds.

“These tragedies are not natural disasters, they are human disasters. They are man-made tragedies,” he said when explaining the impacts of climate change. “It is our own carelessness,” he concluded. http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/ Many religions seem to be converging on a common … Continue reading →

The storms keep coming and scorching temperatures are still rising leaving most Americans scratching their heads questioning whether or not all the talk about global warming just might be true. There are more Americans today that believe global warming exists … Continue reading →

Extreme drought occurs in Texas during more than 25% of years. Below are all the years since 1900 which experienced Palmer Drought Index extreme drought for at least one month during the year. 1910, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1934, 1935, … Continue reading →

On 30 January 1607 the Bristol Channel floods resulted in the drowning of an estimated 2,000 or more people, with houses and villages swept away, an estimated 200 square miles (518 km2) of farmland inundated and livestock destroyed,wrecking the local economy … Continue reading →

Shellfish thrived during the Devonian at 3,000 ppm CO2. Their Aragonite shells did not dissolve. Unless the properties of Aragonite have magically changed, it seems safe to assume that modern Aragonite shells will probably not dissolve at 500 ppm. Even … Continue reading →