Daily Archives: June 30, 2013

Syrian rebels beheads bishop François Murad This video shows Syrian rebels slaughtering three people in the countryside of Edlib, including the Metropolitan “François Murad”, who was patron of Sumaan al-Amoudi Monastery, under the charge of dealing with the government and … Continue reading →

On Friday, Accuweather was predicting all-time record heat for everywhere from Death Valley to Denver. As far as I can tell, they are batting 0.000 Here in the Front Range of Colorado, we have had about average temperatures this weekend … Continue reading →

The Greenland ice sheet averages about one metre of snowfall per year. Last year, NASA got hysterical over a 150 year event – where a few snowflakes on the surface got rounded edges from 2C temperatures for a couple of … Continue reading →

Almost all national survey estimates indicate that defensive gun uses by victims are at least as common as offensive uses by criminals, with estimates of annual uses ranging from about 500,000 to more than 3 million per year… Studies that directly … Continue reading →

summit:status:webcam Greenland temperatures normally peak during the first two weeks in July.

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the 1930s had (by far) the worst heatwaves in US history. Heat waves occurred with high frequency in the 1930s, and these remain the most severe heat waves in the U.S. historical record … Continue reading →

Infrared imagery – red is ice, white is clouds arctic.io – Arctic Terra 367 – (2013/180)

Over the last two days, ice drift has completely blocked the eastern end of the Beaufort Sea with 100% concentration ice – right up to the shoreline. arctic.io – Arctic Terra – (2013/180)

The “most important” months for Arctic ice are May, June, July – the months when the sun is highest in the sky. Last year, southerly winds blew the Beaufort Sea open in June, causing the dark water to absorb a … Continue reading →

Twitter / ClimateOfGavin: With Arctic sea ice melt season … We are actually almost two thirds of the way through the melt season. ssmi1_ice_ext.png (1667×1250)