Author Archives: Tony Heller

During July, 1901 Ashland, Nebraska had twenty consecutive days over 100F including five consecutive days over 105F. Temperatures averaged 104F during that twenty day period. Graphing The five hottest July’s in the US were 1936, 1901, 1934, 1930 and 1931.

From January 1 to June 15, average US nighttime temperatures were fourth coldest on record. The percent of afternoons above 60F was fourth lowest on record. Afternoon temperatures have also been far below average.

“The state governments, Madison argues, are closer to the people and can focus on the welfare of the people, regulating ordinary affairs such as the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, as well as the internal order of each … Continue reading →

“The New York Times SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1901 HEAT BRINGS DEATH AND MUCH SUFFERING Life Rendered Almost Unbearable in the Tenement Districts. Great Distress Among the Horses— Hundreds Revel in the Streams from Fire Hoses. Despite a brisk southerly breeze … Continue reading →

“A seasonally resolved record of titanium shows that the collapse of Maya civilization in the Terminal Classic Period occurred during an extended regional dry period, punctuated by more intense multiyear droughts centered at approximately 810, 860, and 910 A.D. These … Continue reading →

“Gas shortage might put Europe in a position when “even with money, you will not be able to get electricity,” Montenegro PM said Interruptions in Russian gas supplies and mass switching to electricity will lead to “a general energy collapse” … Continue reading →

“Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) – 28 Jun 1933 Heat of 100.17 (Pictures on Back Page.) The warmest June that Chicago ever knew attained new temperature heights yesterday when the official thermometer registered 100.1 degrees at 3.25 p. m. This mark … Continue reading →

The worst megadrought in North America occurred between the years 1150 and 1159. Microsoft Word – Cook_Seager_Cane_Stahle.doc