The article he is referring to says something different
2012 May Rank As 2nd Most Disastrous Year Since 1980
2012 May Rank As 2nd Most Disastrous Year Since 1980 | Climate Central
He also forgot to take into consideration inflation, population growth and changes in insurance and government policies which bloat all recent weather events wildly out of proportion.
I had a chair tip over on my back deck
That should be good for a hundred K of government relief. Call FEMA right away.
Everything prior to 1980 is “Before Cause”, or B.C. McFibber is referring to the postnormal pseudoscience era that now defines the USSA.
But it’s true! .. it has to be! .. this year, for the very first time since I have lived here, the wind was so strong it blew the cover off of my hot tub. This has never happened to me as long as I have lived in this house (about 3 months now).
It’s the cherry pick game. It started with hottest year on record then moved to hottest consecutive 12 months on record, then it became hottest month on record and soon we will be seeing something like hottest 14th of December on record in place X.