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Climate change: We haven’t experienced anything like this in the past 2,000 years – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

On this date in 1934, the low temperature at Unionville, Missouri was 84 degrees – two degrees warmer than their forecast maximum for today. It was the sixth hottest day on record in the Midwest, with an average afternoon temperature … Continue reading →

Highlighting the similarities between climate science, and other forms of organized crime.

One night in 1872, the temperature in New York City never dropped below 80 degrees. TimesMachine: Thursday July 19, 1900 – NYTimes.com And this was without the 8°C Urban Heat Island now occurring in New York City. NYC-2009_Rosenzweig_etal.pdf

On this date in 1934, it was 101 degrees in Chicago and John Dillinger was killed. Hundreds of people were dying in the heat across the country, and Missouri was in the middle of eight consecutive days over 110F. 23 … Continue reading →

On this date in 2011, the average maximum temperature in the Northeastern US was 94.6F, making it the 24th hottest day on record in the Northeast. Fifty-two percent of stations in the Northeast were above 90F, and twenty-two percent were … Continue reading →

Troy, New York    108F   July 22, 1926 TimesMachine: Thursday July 22, 1926 – NYTimes.com