Yearly Archives: 2019

Oxford University shows a huge increase in reported natural disasters since 1900, including twelve in 1927. Natural Disasters – Our World in Data It took me about thirty seconds to research the accuracy of the graph. The Red Cross described … Continue reading →

During the first week of October, 1954 – the Carolinas had an unprecedented heatwave with temperatures over 100 degrees on October 4-7. The following week they were hit by another heatwave, followed by category 4 Hurricane Hazel – the worst … Continue reading →

Greta Thunberg gave an inspiring speech  at the UN today (so I hear.) No doubt progressive Californians will give up their cars tomorrow.

NOAA claims that the area of the US with unusually hot summer afternoon temperatures is increasing to record highs. Natural Disasters – Our World in Data   It actually has been decreasing to record lows. The National Climate Assessment shows … Continue reading →

Arctic sea ice extent initially bottomed out on September 6, and then winds pushed the ice edge back near Svalbard for a few days after September 11. There has been a slight downwards trend since the 2006 minimum. masie_4km_allyears_extent_sqkm.csv Ice … Continue reading →

CBS news says it will be 97 degrees in Atlanta on Tuesday, but their forecast actually shows 90 degrees.  And on September 24, 1931 it was 101 degrees at Covington, the closest USHCN station to Atlanta.  Eleven degrees of fakery … Continue reading →

The most active US hurricane year was 1886, with four hurricanes hitting Texas and three hitting Florida. On September 23, 1886 Indianola, Texas was hit by their second hurricane of the season, which led to the permanent abandonment of the … Continue reading →

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength Censorship is conversation