Now that the fraudulent temperature statistic push is over, alarmists are planning another big save the carbon tax push in Australia, by making up fraudulent drought statistics.
95% of the country is drought free. Better than average.
Climate Maps – Rainfall Latest
Steve,
Methinks that map might need some updating – e.g.
http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/qld-drought-hits-record-79pc/2690780.aspx
The BoM map is OK as far as it goes.
However statements from Australian State Agriculture departments on “drought” relief – that Another Ian links to – quickly get you into the zone of the paranormal. For them it is all about distributing some taxpayer funded payola to voters.
There is a rich tradition in Australia of politicians making wacko statements about rain and drought.
http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/awap/rain/index.jsp?colour=colour&time=latest&step=0&map=percent&period=month&area=nat
Queensland was very wet in February and is surrounded by 3 cyclones.
Australia drought history.
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-26/100-years-of-drought/5282030
I’m having a “WTF?” moment over the “millenium” drought. The maps for the years concerned (2001-2009) are totally unremarkable, aside from 2002 and maybe 2005.
Dave,
You’ve got the wrong Millenium Drought.
Try the one that ended in 1902, and, apart from a 3-month period in the run, really extended from the late 1890’3.
And yet the early 1890’s seem like the best seasons in our area seen by Europeans so far.
See what hapens when you start the records in 1913 and ignore those previous.
The progressive ALP tried to bring in the carbon tax over 20 years ago.
https://theconversation.com/from-hawke-to-shorten-the-alps-vexed-history-with-the-carbon-tax-19654
Reblogged this on Climatism.
Anyone see a trend here?
Heatwaves have accounted for more deaths in Australia than any other climatic event. Some of the worst heatwaves on record are below:
January 1896 – 437 people died
January 1908 – 246 people died
February 1921 – 147 people died
January 1927 – 130 people died
January 1939 – 438 people died
February 1959 – 105 people died
January 1973 – 26 people died
February 1981 – 15 people died
February 1993 – 17 people died
February 2004 – 12 people died.
http://schools.aemi.edu.au/heatwave/real-life-heatwave-stories
I see a trend of less people dying without a reference as to the reason; which might be better living conditions, better forecasting and communication.
Just playing devil’s advocate here; alarmists are bound to say the same thing. It’d be interesting if one could quantify those aspects and compare against the number of deaths.
100% agree Dave.
I just love how alarmists say nothing bad ever happened before 1979 when CO2 was < 350ppm. It was like Nirvana back then ……………. before Kurt did drugs. But it wasn't Nirvana. It was stinking hot almost every summer and lots of people died.
Steve
FYI
http://joannenova.com.au/2014/03/what-the-csiro-state-of-the-climate-report-forgot-to-tell-you/