Author Archives: Tony Heller

Six years ago, the Guardian announced the permanent drought. Drought may be new norm for UK, says environment secretary | Environment | The Guardian A few weeks later the UK was flooding. One year on from the floods: businesses tell … Continue reading →

Tennessee used to be very hot, but around the time Al Gore slept through his first high school science class, afternoon temperatures in Tennessee plummeted and never recovered.

The frequency of 95F (35C) days this summer was 85th highest (or 40th lowest) since 1895 The average maximum temperature this summer in the US was right at the 1895-2018 mean, and cooler than fifty-one other summers. Temperatures averaged four … Continue reading →

Summers used to be very hot in the US, with high death counts. 25 Aug 1936, Page 3 – The St. Louis Star and Times at Newspapers.com In 1936, the Midwest warmed up in mid-February and stayed hot through August. … Continue reading →

CO2 is invisible, but if you could see it, the one part per ten thousand increase in CO2 over the past century is equivalent to packing an extra two people into Madison Square Garden. You can’t see the two people … Continue reading →

Between February 8 and February 23, 1936, Ashland Kansas warmed 91 degrees – from -7F to 84F.  And that was just the beginning.  Record floods, tornadoes and heat came shortly thereafter. 20 Mar 1936 – ALL EASTERN AMERICA UNDER FLOOD … Continue reading →

From August 8-28, 1936, Lamar, Missouri was over 100 degrees every day, and averaged 105 degrees. Peak temperature was 113 degrees. During July/August 1936 Lamar averaged 102 degrees, compared to 89 degrees in July/August 2018.  Peak temperature in 1936 was … Continue reading →

Thirty two years ago, the New York Times predicted forty days per summer over 100 degrees in Washington D.C., and that New York would become sweltering hot without any beaches. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1986/06/30/issue.html The frequency of 100 degree days in the Washington … Continue reading →

Climate scientists acknowledge that CO2 follows rather than leads temperature, but they insist that feedback loops drive the transitions from glacial to interglacial conditions. Glacial cycles and carbon dioxide: A conceptual model Let’s see if that makes any sense,  by … Continue reading →