Author Archives: Tony Heller

On July 31, 1976 the Big Thomson River below Rocky Mountain National Park received 12 inches of rain in four hours. A 20 foot wall of water came down the Canyon and killed 143 people. Five bodies were never found. … Continue reading →

On July 28, 1997 Fort Collins received ten inches of rain in a few hours. This caused a huge flood on Spring Creek which killed five people. Flood water —flowing at 8,250 cfs, which is more than twice the peak … Continue reading →

A few items from The Arizona Republic in early 1980. Six weeks of torrential rain washed out most of the bridges within 100 miles of Phoenix, and the Salt River was running 80,000 ft³/second. That was before climate change ruined … Continue reading →

It is 1pm on July 27, the sun is shining, and the temperature here in Fort Collins is 69F. Could it be that the missing heat has finally reared its ugly head?

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—An ambitious plan to deal with climate change. This week, Gov. Martin O’Malley made major strides with the scientific community, which says our state is in the target zone for the affects of extreme weather. This week, Gov. … Continue reading →

One of my hobbies is fixing broken electronics components. I was having problems with an ink cartridge, but cleared it right up.

Reader Kyle wants me to prove that 17 years of no warming is statistically significant. Wood for Trees: Interactive Graphs A slope of zero is by definition not statistically significant, because it indicates no relationship between the two axes. One … Continue reading →

Obama says that the IRS scandal is fake. It is a simple coincidence that he met with the key players many times while it was occurring,  that all the key Tea Party groups were harassed during the election, and that … Continue reading →

People just weren’t smart enough during the 1960s to know how to read a thermometer correctly. Oddly enough, Jimmy and Tommy didn’t recognize the need to tamper with data for many years – until they realized that temperatures were going … Continue reading →

Four months ago : The Drought That Ravaged US Crops Is Only Going to Get Worse | Mother Jones And now : Corn futures tumbled to a 33-month low as forecasts for cool, wet weather improved prospects for a crop … Continue reading →