Author Archives: Tony Heller

Fifty years ago today, thousands of engineers, scientists and astronauts put a man on the moon.  This required near perfection, honesty and integrity from everyone involved. But NASA is no longer able to put people in space, and rely on … Continue reading →

On July 9, 1876 it was 102 degrees in New York City during a protracted term of intensely hot weather. But no one was hysterical about the weather, like they get about 95 degree weather now. TimesMachine: Monday July 10, 1876 … Continue reading →

On July 8, 1876 it was 110 degrees in New Jersey, and hundreds of infants died in New York. TimesMachine: July 9, 1876 – NYTimes.com Sixty years later on July 9, 1936 – it was 115 degrees in Times Square, … Continue reading →

Climate alarmists believe there is as massive heatwave going on in the Arctic. Eric Holthaus on Twitter: “Another stunning record this week But the ice has a different opinion. Over the past week, there has been very little ice loss … Continue reading →

Actually, the problem with paper straws is that they don’t suck

July 19, 1936 was the hottest day on record in Oklahoma at 120 degrees, and the second hottest day on record in the western US.  It was one of only two days which the western US averaged above 99 degrees, … Continue reading →

During the early 1980s, NASA’s James Hansen predicted 7C warming in the tropical lower troposphere. PROJECTING THE CLIMATIC EFFECTS OF INCREASING CARBON DIOXIDE Satellite data shows that will take about 700 years. Lower Troposphere Temperature Once the current El Nino … Continue reading →

The dreaded “heat index” at work. Eastern Seaboard Braces for Possible Record-Breaking Heat Wave – WSJ Of the one hundred hottest days in the Northeastern US, seventy-one occurred before 1956, and eighty occurred with CO2 below 350 PPM. The last … Continue reading →

There have been 11,500 summer days since 1895.  July 18, 1936 was the hottest and the only one which averaged 100 degrees (99.6F)  in the western US. It was also the hottest July 18 across the entire country. Three states … Continue reading →