Monthly Archives: November 2013

People have been imagining that the climate is changing, exaggerating every weather event, getting widespread press coverage, and blaming it on man – for as long as there have been newspapers. 10 January 1871 IMAGINARY CHANGES OF CLIMATE. THREE consecutive … Continue reading →

Yesterday : Typhoon of historic power slams Philippines; ‘There will be catastrophic damage’ – The Washington Post And today : One of world’s strongest storms lashes Philippines, but nation appears to avoid major disaster – The Washington Post Jeff Masters’ … Continue reading →

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The number of 90ºF readings in the US has been steadily declining, with 2013 recording the fewest in the modern record. Index of /pub/data/ghcn/daily/hcn/ There have been 2,489 daily record minimums this year, compared to 2,193 daily record maximums at all … Continue reading →

The umbrellas appear to have sustained heavy damage from Jeff Masters’ imaginary 195 MPH winds. Weather Webcams | Weather Underground

Another Stunning Reversal In President Obama’s Talking Points On Obamacare For the second time in as many months, President Barack Obama has dramatically changed his communications strategy for coping with the troubled rollout of his signature legislation. Another Stunning Reversal … Continue reading →

“My concern is that if you have a government that can’t be trusted, if you have to parse every word, if you have to  filter it through legalese in order for the people to understand what’s going on, then what … Continue reading →

The CIA warned in 1976 that global cooling will increase the frequency of droughts. (Hansen says that global warming will increase the frequency of droughts.) C.I.A. WARNING From a correspondent in Washington MAJOR world climate changes were under way that would cause economic … Continue reading →

These two articles are on the same page of the Guardian. Compare the wind speeds. Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines | World news | The Guardian

The typhoon landed at 4:40 a.m. local time, at the town of Guiuan. Philippine weather forecasters said Haiyan—locally called Yolanda—is the strongest tropical cyclone this year to hit the country—the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. It hammered the coastal … Continue reading →