Monthly Archives: August 2011

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My visualization of a typical day in September, 2031. Glacier National Park will lose the last of its glaciers in a category six hurricane, which will send massive chunks of ice flying into Winnipeg.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ h/t to Ivan

Given that human actions are increasingly interfering with the delicate balance of nature, natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and tsunamis will occur more frequently, said Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, director general of TERI, and the chief of the inter-governmental … Continue reading →

Kilimanjaro Climate Research Expedition

A year ago, I wrote to Gordon Brown asking him to place a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants in Britain. I have asked the same of Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd and other leaders. The reason is this … Continue reading →

PORTLAND – A La Niña Watch has been issued for the Northern Hemisphere by the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. http://www.nwcn.com/ As usual, the world’s top-rated climatologist had it backwards. Based on sub­sur­face ocean tem­pera­tures, the way these have pro­gres­sed … Continue reading →

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August, 2011 has been hot in Meeker, Oklahoma – the closest USHCN station to Oklahoma City.  The average high temperature has been 102F. http://www.wunderground.com/ But August, 1913 was much hotter in Meeker. USHCN raw high temperatures averaged 106.5 degrees.Temperatures were … Continue reading →