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“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

Preamble, Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

In fact, most of the arctic looks to be on schedule with exception of open water around Victoria Island in the west arctic and a late freeze for Baffin Bay in the east. Polar bears have been reported on land near the communities of Ulukhaktok and Clyde River. Still, the ice should lock in with a couple weeks and the bears will leave.

Polar Bear Blog – Hudson Bay Ice | Polar Bear Alley – Guide to the Polar Bears of Churchill

CO2 was at very safe levels in 1974. That was the year when Nixon resigned, as well as a few other things.

The worst tornado outbreak in US history

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A hurricane which killed 8,000 people

Hurricane Fifi (later Hurricane Orlene) was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed between 3,000 and 10,000 people in Honduras in September 1974, ranking it as the fourth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record

Hurricane Fifi–Orlene – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Darwin was destroyed by a cyclone in December

The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search

Thirty four inches of rain in January at Brisbane

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The worst heat wave in Arizona history

Arizona heat facts

Not to mention record drought, floods, famine, heat, cold and a global cooling scare.

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Another Ice Age?

Monday, June 24, 1974

In Africa, drought continues for the sixth consecutive year, adding terribly to the toll of famine victims. During 1972 record rains in parts of the U.S., Pakistan and Japan caused some of the worst flooding in centuries. In Canada’s wheat belt, a particularly chilly and rainy spring has delayed planting and may well bring a disappointingly small harvest. Rainy Britain, on the other hand, has suffered from uncharacteristic dry spells the past few springs. A series of unusually cold winters has gripped the American Far West, while New England and northern Europe have…

Another Ice Age? – TIME

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Al Gore believes that sacrifice from others is needed to control the climate. The Mayans believed the same thing.

The Mayan society is looked at with awe, wonder, and distaste, . . . because of the public practice of human sacrifice. That is, individuals within the society had their lives dramatically shortened in order that the gods, in particular, the rain god, Chac, would look upon the society with favor. As opposed to the myth, the victims of these acts were not solely young virgins. Animals, such as dogs, turkeys, and chickens were suitable offerings. Of the captives taken in battle, the slaves merely acquired new masters. The only captives suitable for sacrifice were high ranking prisoners. When the contents of the bottom of the Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá were analyzed, many fine objects of gold and jade were found, as well as skeletons of animals and of both men and women. Many showed that they had received severe head injuries before being thrown in the well. But it should be noted that the times when human sacrifice was common were times of stress upon the society, times of drought or severe pressure from outside.

Human Sacrifice

The European Union’s climate commissioner says she hopes that President Barack Obama’s renewed attention to global warming after the election will translate into greater U.S. involvement in U.N. climate talks.

EU climate head wants Obama to pull his weight in global warming talks – The Washington Post

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December 30, 2007

Experts say it’s only a matter of time before a major hurricane strikes New York City. When it comes, you may want to have your evacuation plan nearby. If not, meet the fishes.

By Aaron Naparstek

Imagine the following: It’s a beautiful Labor Day weekend. Sunny, cloudless, 80 degrees. Backyard barbecues are fired up all over the metropolitan area, and the beaches of New York City, New Jersey and southern Long Island are jam-packed with bathers. The only sign that something unusual is happening is the relatively big waves rolling up on Coney Island. It’s a surfer’s paradise. Mike Lee isn’t enjoying the long weekend. For the last two weeks, Lee, the Director of Watch Command at New York City’s Office of Emergency Management, has been observing a series of weather systems form off the western coast of Africa, organize themselves into the familiar swirling pattern of tropical storms, and line up like airplanes coming in for a landing on the Caribbean. One of those storms, a category-4 monster hurricane with sustained winds of 140 m.p.h., is violently churning the ocean 350 nautical miles off the coast of Georgia.

A hurricane like this one can usually be counted on to curve eastward and die a harmless death over the Atlantic. But with a large area of high pressure hovering just off the east coast, the computer models at the National Hurricane Center in Miami are largely in agreement: This one is heading north, tracking a direct hit on New Jersey somewhere north of Atlantic City. Like the legendary “Long Island Express” of 1938, the fastest-moving hurricane ever recorded, it’s moving quickly.

In 1821, stunned colonial New Yorkers recorded sea levels rising as fast as 13 feet in a single hour at the Battery. The East River and Hudson Rivers merged over Lower Manhattan all the way to Canal Street. According to Coch, the fact that the 1821 storm struck at low tide “is the only thing that saved the city.”

In the event of a direct hit by a category-3 hurricane, surge maps show that the Holland and Battery Tunnels will be completely filled with sea water, with many subway and railroad tunnels severely flooded as well. The runways of LaGuardia and JFK airports will get flooded by 18.1 and 31.2 feet of water, respectively.

New York Press – AARON NAPARSTEK – THE BIG ONE

By contrast, Sandy struck at a full moon high tide. The 1821 storm surge would have been at least five feet higher than Sandy – had the tide conditions been the same.

We will lead on climate change

We must reduce the energy consumption that contributes to climate change — which means, for starters, upgrading our building codes.

We will lead on climate change  – NY Daily News

Cuomo also made this brilliant observation

Extreme weather is the new normal. In the past two years, we have had two storms, each with the odds of a 100-year occurrence.

The odds of him saying anything intelligent about the climate are about one out one hundred. New York has had dozens of hurricanes over the last two hundred years. Cuomo has absolutely no idea what he is talking about.

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List of New York hurricanes – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• October 9, 1804 — Heavy snow falls in Eastern New York peaking at 30 inches (75 cm) as a hurricane tracks northward along the East Coast and becomes extratropical, as cold air fed into the system.^[4]
• September 5, 1815 — A hurricane tracks over North Carolina and parallels the East Coast before producing a heavy rainstorm in New York.^[5]
• September 24, 1815 — Several hundred trees fall and the majority of the fruit was stripped off apple trees just prior to harvesting time after a hurricane makes landfall on Long Island.^[6]
• September 16, 1816 — A possible hurricane strikes New York City, but damage remains unknown.^[2]
• August 9, 1817 — A tropical storm produces heavy rainfall in New York City and Long Island.^[2]
• September 3, 1821 — The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane results in severe damage on Long Island and is accompanied by storm surge of 13 feet (4 m). High wind causes a ship to crash on Long Island killing 17 people.^[7]
• June 4, 1825 — A hurricane moves off the East Coast and tracks south of New York causing several ship wrecks, and killing seven people.^[3]
• August 27, 1827 — High tides are reported in New York City which are caused by a hurricane offshore.^[8]
• August 1, 1830 – A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island.^[9]
• October 4, 1841 — Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD).^[10]

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Jason Samenow demonstrates how not to think like a scientist. Bottom line is that he wants to believe something, and has no evidence to back up any of his claims.

1) Sandy should not be “blamed” on climate change. Climate change does not cause storms and did not cause Superstorm Sandy. Storms form when certain weather ingredients come together. The historic record shows violent storms, some even more severe than Sandy, have struck the Northeast repeatedly..

2) While climate change did not cause Sandy, it may have been a performance enhancer like a steroid, injecting it with somewhat more energy and power.

Past storms were more powerful than Sandy before “climate change”  Therefore Sandy was made more powerful by climate change. Brilliant thinking.

3) Sea level rise from manmade climate change increased the water level along the Northeast coast 6 to 8 inches and, as a result, somewhat worsened the coastal flooding from Sandy.

Sea level has been rising for 20,000 years, and tide gauges show no acceleration over the last century. How could this possibly be man made? He is making a statement of fact which has zero evidence to back it up.

4) There is speculation that decreased Arctic sea ice from manmade climate change altered atmospheric steering currents, strengthening the weather system in the North Atlantic that helped to push Sandy ashore in the Northeast. This idea is controversial.

5) Climate change is likely to slowly increase the intensity of hurricanes in the future, but trends in storm frequency are less certain and the number of storms may actually decrease. Sea levels will continue to rise adding to the coastal flood risk.

The whole truth about Superstorm Sandy and climate change – Capital Weather Gang – The Washington Post

Nothing but mindless speculation based on preconceived notions. h/t to Marc Morano

Obama has promised to prevent future Sandy events, by powering Long Island with useless bankrupt, non-existent technology.

An Obama promise is as good as gold, and Long Islanders are as safe as US ambassadors overseas.

Al Gore, who was honored with the same prize as Yasser Arafat, says that the 5,000 year old Arab-Israeli conflict is caused by Americans not paying enough taxes.

Twitter / ToryAardvark: “Climate change is factor in …