Monthly Archives: May 2022

A Google news search for Arctic melting turns up 162,000 results. Arctic sea ice extent is just below the 1981-2010 median, higher than 1989 and about the same as 1996. Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut N_20220511_extn_hires_v3.0.png N_19890511_extn_hires_v3.0.png … Continue reading →

Russian Ruble is World’s Best Currency This Year – Bloomberg “The West’s Plan to Isolate Putin: Undermine the Ruble” Western Sanctions Aim to Isolate Putin by Undermining the Ruble – The New York Times

Indiana University has had 154 days over 100F since 1895. All but twenty of those days occurred more than fifty years ago. There have been no 100 degree days at Bloomington over the past decade, but during the 1930s they … Continue reading →

Christmas Day 1983 was about ten degrees colder than any other Christmas, and largely wiped out the citrus crop. The warmest Christmas occurred 100 years ago in 1922. 27 Dec 1983, Page 1 – The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com … Continue reading →

Cedarville, California has had 283 days over 100F since 1895. Almost three fourths of those hot days occurred more than sixty years ago. The hottest temperatures have also declined since 1933 when Cedarville reached 111F. Graphing

Rocky Mountain, Virginia has had sixty-three days over 100F since 1900. Forty-six of those days occurred before 1955. Graphing

“A new study suggests there could be no summer ice at all as early as 2020. Arctic Ocean summer ice may melt completely, “possibly within the next decade or two,” federal scientists say. “extending summertime ice melting trends into the … Continue reading →

Climate Reanalyzer

On May 11, 1970 a tornado destroyed much of Lubbock, Texas killing 26 people and injuring 1,500. 12 May 1970, Page 1 – The Brownsville Herald at Newspapers.com “On May 11, 1970, the deadliest tornado in Lubbock’s history struck our … Continue reading →

“February 2022 is the eleventh consecutive month of over-the-year decreases in real average hourly earnings; the last increase was 1.7 percent in March 2021.” Real average hourly earnings decreased 2.6 percent from February 2021 to February 2022 : The Economics … Continue reading →