Monthly Archives: July 2011

MONTANA KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN ……………………. 8 of 8 1076* 123 FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN ……………………. 14 of 16 1381* 129 UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN …………….. 14 of 15 15500* 119 BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN ………………….. 7 of 7 50* 117 LOWER … Continue reading →

July 8, and we are finally starting to see some glacial melt at low elevations in western Greenland. Summer will be starting to wind down in about four weeks. http://www.arctic.io/observations/8/2011-07-08/5-N72.153744-W37.496945/Greenland

http://globalwarming.com/2010/07/no-walk-in-the-park-for-elk-of-yellowstone/ 2011 has been the fifth wettest and twenty-second coldest year on record in Wyoming. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/wy.html  

Last year, the same period was the 11th coldest on record. According to the world’s top-rated climate scientist, last year was also the hottest year humans have ever seen. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/or.html

And we do know that Montana’s flooding was caused by record rainfall and by runoff from heavy snowfall. Though climate deniers (some of them funded by Exxon) love to point to freak snowstorms as “proof” that the planet isn’t warming, … Continue reading →

Ice retreat between July 7 and July 28, 2007 – shown in red. Ice retreat between July 28 and August 28, 2007 – shown in red.

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/statements/scs33.pdf h/t to reader Greg

https://realclimatescience.com/2011/06/19/my-arctic-ice-forecast/ I am not going to make a prediction of September ice extent this year. It is a crap shoot, based on 15% ice concentration – which is highly dependent on the winds in August and early September. More meaningful … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/07/energy-bill-shelved Huhne wanted to make the UK green, but all he got was white.