ChatGPT says that major hurricanes are caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
The Red Cross described fiscal year 1927 as the worst disaster year in their history including “29 tornadoes, 24 floods, 23 fires, 4 earthquakes, 9 hurricanes”
“Floods and Tornadoes Make 1927 Worst Disaster Year in Red Cross History”
By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.— Mother Nature’s disposition to settle hostile, the year 1927 was the worst disaster year in American history, according to the Red Cross.
But the Mississippi floods seem insignificant compared to Mother Nature’s wildest rampages in 1927, and the recent floods in New England have added yet till of misfortune major disaster only second in its proportions to that of the Valley states.
Tornadoes and floods have killed more than 300 persons and inflicted property damage estimated at more than $1,000,000,000 since January.
Red Cross Kept Busy The Red Cross has never been so busy in its twenty-five years. Get within four months after it had finished its work in the Florida hurricane area it had to tackle its greatest relief task in its experience in seven states of the south and the middle west. It has aided nearly 700,000 victims of disasters.
Complete Red Cross records are only available up to the end of the last fiscal year ending June 30, 1927. During that fiscal year, the relief organization rendered aid in 111 disasters—a few of them outside the United States—which included 29 tornadoes, 24 floods, 23 fires, 4 earthquakes, 9 hurricanes, 6 mine disasters and some cloudbursts, explosions, railroad wrecks, typhoons and epidemics.”
25 Nov 1927, Page 7 – The News-Review at Newspapers.com
According to NASA, temperatures at that time were cold.
Global Temperature | Vital Signs – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
During September, 1926 Miami was destroyed by a hurricane.
20 Sep 1926, 14 – Evening Courier at Newspapers.com
That was one of six known major hurricanes that year.
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NASA shows those hurricanes tracking across cold water.
Global Temperature | Vital Signs – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
At the time, scientists blamed the disastrous storms on solar activity, rather than a lack of windmills.
20 Sep 1926, 12 – The Vancouver Sun at Newspapers.com
Then came the worst US flood on record in the Mississippi Valley
This was followed by a lot of disastrous tornado outbreaks.
13 Apr 1927, Page 1 – Corsicana Daily Sun at Newspapers.com
May 10, 1927, page 1 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com
13 Apr 1927, 1 – Henryetta Daily Free-Lance at Newspapers.com
The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search
A number of record heatwaves occurred in 1927, including a protracted one in September and October, which killed scores of people.
15 Sep 1927, 1 – The Gazette at Newspapers.com
The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search
September 30, 1927
“WOMEN MOTORISTS – Arctic and Australian Trips.”
“To drive by the light of the midnight sun, to race for life through forest fires caused by storm lightning, to lie for 15 hours at a time at the wheel, and to be caught in an endless heat wave and tormented by mosquitoes in what is known to us as the land of eternal snows, were among the recent experiences of an intrepid English woman, Mrs. Victor Bruce, who accompanied her husband and a companion in a 6000 motor tour through the Arctic zone.Through Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Lapland, and Finland, the motor party journeyed to 270 miles north of the Arctic Circle, prepared for freezing weather. To their continued astonishment the temperature was never less than 90 degrees in the shade.
The intention was to reach the Arctic Ocean, but 40 miles of marsh country on the coast prevented this.
An average of 210 miles a day was made on the journey, which was arduous in the extreme, and at one time the car had an actual race with death among the forest fires in Sweden over terrible roads.”
30 Sep 1927 – WOMEN MOTORISTS – Trove
02 Jan 1927 – SUNBATHING NEAR THE NORTH POLE – Trove
The heatwave was immediately followed by the worst flood in Vermont history.
‘Elevated sea surface temperatures are a key factor in the development and intensification of major hurricanes.’
A stupid lie. Sea surface temperatures are NOT a limiting factor on hurricanes. The tropical North Atlantic is warm enough to support hurricanes every year. Hurricanes are the result of WEATHER conditions.
‘Elevated sea surface temperatures are a key factor in the development and intensification of major hurricanes.’
Except when they aren’t.
If high temperatures fuel hurricanes, then why do the hurricanes occur after the hottest days have passed? Why don’t hurricanes occur in the hottest oceans? Why did hurricanes occur in the cooler past?
The problem with Tony’s excellent and thorough debunking of Chat horsemanure’s statement, is most young people have zero attention span and would not, cannot read such a long proof that the AI statement is flat out wrong.
Yes, the great Mississippi River flood of 1927. My grandfather avoided the concurrent White River flooding here in Arkansas the same year by a wise decision he made in 1901. Circa 1890 my grandfather bought a house on the bank of White River in the town of Akron. Akron was a river port town in the days when White River had thriving riverboat traffic.
However, one can imagine the flooding he and his family had to endure. About 5 miles away the railroad had come through and a new town sprang up. Newark Arkansas was built at the point where the hill country began, out of the White River flood plain. The buildings on Front Street sat at the very end of the flood plain and the hills rose up just behind the alley in the back.
By 1901 my grandfather had had enough. He purchased five acres, all of block 34, in Newark and tore his house down in Akron then rebuilt it on his property here in Newark. Family lore says what he had left over wouldn’t fill one wheel barrow. Then in 1914 he added a second story.
Old Akron withered on the vine and by 1930 it was mostly dead and gone as more and more people relocated to Newark. Today, a satellite view shows no trace of the town and all that is left is the Akron Cemetery.
My grandfather, T. H. Dearing, served two terms as Independence County Circuit Clerk and a couple of terms as Sergeant-at-arms of the Arkansas Senate. He also served terms as city councilman and on the school board.
Today, the Dearing House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, stands as a testimony to a wise decision he made in 1901 of no longer fighting the flooding of White River. He moved to higher ground. His house stayed high and dry all during the great Mississippi and White River flooding in the early part of the 20th century.
T. H. Dearing demonstrated how to mitigate flood damages.
Wait till the Madrid let’s loose. From the Eastern Rockies to New Giundland & from Hudson Bay to Cuba will learn what a real Earthquake can and has done before. every bridge out to 125 miles will be destroyed. From 125-250 miles major structural damage. Tall buildings will fall all the way to Louisville KY and all gas/water lines will break. Power stations will shut down, power lines down and that is all the way up to Boston. And America will see death in the Millions. Sickness, starvation etc will kill off millions more. So do what we did…we moved to a Geologically stable area in SOUTH CENTRAL KY. We have Wild animals for meat and veggies for the table. Oh guns, ammo, firewood etc are all staples needed to survive. Herbs for healing. Learn + survive.
Wayegon
Mike, I am trying to understand what you said.
You are approximately the same distance from New Madrid as Louisville, KY is from New Madrid. You are a helluva lot closer to it than Boston, Newfoundland, the Eastern Rockies, Hudson Bay and Cuba. Those other areas, much farther away than you – some by thousands of miles – are not geologically stable, and therefore where you live you’ll have safety because your area – much closer to the fault (exception, Louisville, KY) – is geologically stable?
I understand prepper stockpiles and living in a rural area with wildlife for food. But you seem to indicate also that the ground on which your home sits will withstand New Madrid’s fury, while buildings will fall in Louisville and powerlines will go down all the way to Boston?
Is Louisville not also on a geologically stable underpinning? (I thought there was a lot of rock and under Louisville from an ancient sea from the Devonian period, which I assumed was/is geologically stable.) I understand Louisville is a city with tall buildings, which you don’t have – so tall buildings will fall. I get that. But you made a point to say you live in a geologically stable area.
I would assume areas as close as Central Kentucky and Louisville (north-central KY), and Nashville (a short jaunt below where you live), Cincinnati, and of course Memphis, etc. would all be close enough to sustain a lot of damage when New Madrid strikes again. I would think the best thing you have going for you – as close as you are to New Madrid – is that you don’t live near tall buildings, and you have survival resources at your disposal.