Monthly Archives: July 2018

The permanent drought is devastating both wild and domestic animals here in Boulder.

From June 15 to September 14, 1936. Clinton, Missouri had sixty-four days over 100 degrees, nineteen days over 110 degrees, a peak temperature of 118 degrees, and an average afternoon temperature of 103 degrees. For the entire year of 1936, … Continue reading →

With all this thick ice in the Arctic, Polar bears are having a difficult time finding places to drown. FullSize_CICE_combine_thick_SM_EN_20180707.png (1337×1113) Reality is no impediment to climate scientists, who will say whatever lies are necessary to keep funding coming in.

This one was taken at 1/4000th of a second shutter speed.

Despite all the fake news about record heat, this summer (June-August) so far has had a near record low number of daily maximum temperature records in the US. The vast majority of summer daily maximum temperature records were set more … Continue reading →

Opinion | Scott Pruitt and the Global Heat Wave – The New York Times I wonder who they blamed the 1896 heatwave on?  That one killed 1,500 people in New York. 1896 Heatwave Australia also had their worst heatwave on … Continue reading →

Usually July is a very brown month here in Boulder, but we have had lots of rain this spring and early summer, and it is the greenest I have ever seen it in July.

Satellite data shows that current troposphere temperatures are about the same as 1991 and 1995.  Other than spikes and dips caused by volcanoes and ENSO events, there has been no change in temperature. Wood for Trees: Interactive Graphs The 1995 … Continue reading →