Real Climate Science

In 1977, Governor Brown warned that California was facing an unprecedented drought, blamed at the time on global cooling

This year, Governor Brown warned that California faces an unprecedented drought caused by global warming

Trenberth says that 2014 freak lightning and fires in California are caused by global warming

“On the West Coast,” Trenberth said, “you don’t have the complex vertical structure and wind shear typically associated with lightning storms.”

But a changing climate may alter those weather patterns, making such “freak” occurrences more common. California’s historic drought, for example, has the potential to set up conditions for extreme weather.  “With the drought, the contrast between the ocean and land is much greater than it otherwise would be,” said Trenberth. “It’s those contrasts that can help set up circulation and make the weather a little bit more vigorous than it otherwise would be.

Lightning at Venice Beach? California faces really weird – and deadly – weather — The Daily Climate

In 1977, experts said that freak lightning storms and fires in California were caused by global cooling.

This year, Jet Stream dips are blamed on global warming. They make Alaska warm, California dry and Florida cold

Is global warming causing extreme weather via jet stream waves? | John Abraham | Environment | theguardian.com

 In 1977, Jet Stream dips were blamed on global cooling. They made Alaska warm, California dry and Florida cold.

The Lewiston Journal – Google News Archive Search

It is amazing how left wing politicians can recycle the same garbage from one generation to the next, by simply switching one word cooling => warming.

Jerry Jr. will probably have to switch back to the global cooling scam, now that his father has gone AC/DC on climate.

Michael Mann: Public opinion critical for climate change fight

If it’s seemed warm to you of late, you’d be right. It is warm — in southeastern Pennsylvania, throughout the state

July 29, 2014

Greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change – themorningcall.com

Pennsylvania is having their fourth coldest year on record, and the coldest in 35 years. If it seemed warm to anyone around here today, it because they have their heat turned on.

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In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

– George Orwell

1. Much of the Earth is having record cold (Eastern/Central US, North Pole, Antarctica)
2. No place is having record heat. Nothing like the summer of 1936 in the US or 2003 in Europe.

NOAA sums the widespread 2014 record cold with no record heat, and determines that Earth is the hottest ever.

Laurel, MD is currently 68 degrees (1:30PM) and not warming. The previous coldest July 29 maximum was 71 degrees in 2001. In 1930, it was 100 degrees on this date.

About a year ago, Google broke the ability to search their newspaper archives by date. They claimed at the time that they were upgrading their newspaper archive interface, but it was always obvious that they had broken it on purpose and had no intention or plan to fix it.

The search by date feature is still there, it just doesn’t work any more. I wonder what the story was behind that decision?

July 29, Gaithersburg MD.  I just walked to the grocery store to get some lunch, and it is cold outside.

The overheated atmosphere acts in strange and mysterious ways.

Trenberth is trying to blame a lightning storm in LA on carbon dioxide.

“On the West Coast,” Trenberth said, “you don’t have the complex vertical structure and wind shear typically associated with lightning storms.”

But a changing climate may alter those weather patterns, making such “freak” occurrences more common. California’s historic drought, for example, has the potential to set up conditions for extreme weather.  “With the drought, the contrast between the ocean and land is much greater than it otherwise would be,” said Trenberth. “It’s those contrasts that can help set up circulation and make the weather a little bit more vigorous than it otherwise would be.

Lightning at Venice Beach? California faces really weird – and deadly – weather — The Daily Climate

During the summer of 1939, LA was 107 degrees with lightning and hail. CO2 was 310 PPM at the time.