Mitt Romney does not believe that Barack Obama is the messiah, and therefore Hurricane Sandy is his fault.
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The US is descending into the dark ages, led by the unholy trinity of James Hansen, Michael Mann, and Kevin Trenberth.
Sandy, 2012
Cincinnati, 1937
Floods happen. They have nothing to do with CO2.
One Sunday afternoon in 1969 the filthy, oil-coated Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire and quickly became a potent symbol of industrial pollution, helping galvanize public opinion and set the stage for passage of national environmental laws the following decade.
The combination of Hurricane Sandy and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement that he was endorsing President Obama largely because of Obama’s actions on global warming could do the same thing for climate change, say scientists and political observers.
“This may be that sort of Cuyahoga River moment for climate change,” said Michael Mann, a leading climate scientist and Penn State University professor. “It has galvanized attention to this issue and the role that climate change may be playing with regard to the intensification of extreme weather.”
Coming on the heels of this summer’s crop-withering drought in the Midwest and destructive wildfires in the West, Sandy provided a glimpse of what scientists say the nation can expect with global warming.
Sandy a galvanizing moment for climate change? – latimes.com
This has nothing to do with science, and everything to do with superstition. Historical records show that none of the issues described above are either unusual, or getting worse.
The US had the fewest fires in over 20 years.
National Interagency Fire Center
National Interagency Fire Center
The US is experiencing the longest period without a major hurricane strike since the Civil War.
www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/ushurrlist18512009.txt
The US is getting wetter, with fewer droughts.
Contiguous U.S., Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI), August-July 1896-2012
Climate news is dominated by superstition rather than science. Not a recipe for societal success. Bad weather has always happened, and pretending that we can do something about it is as stupid as humans get.
Bloomberg said earlier this week that burning fossil fuels caused New York’s problems, while residents of New York are dying for lack of fossil fuels.
Storm-ravaged and weary Rockaways residents cornered Mayor Bloomberg yesterday to angrily demand more aid for their devastated neighborhood.
“When are we gonna get some help?” blasted one desperate woman, who had to be held back by the mayor’s security detail as Bloomberg stood by with a deer-in-the-headlights look.
“When are we gonna get some f–king help?” she demanded.
“There’s old ladies in my building that don’t got nothing,” lashed out a man on video caught by a NY1 reporting crew.
“I spoke to many people who were worried, frustrated and cold,” Bloomberg said. “There’s no power there and temperatures are dropping. Even those who have generators are having a hard time getting fuel.”
Devastated Rockaways residents lash out at Bloomberg during unannounced visit – NYPOST.com
h/t to Dave G
A massive storm surge killed thousands of people in England and Wales in 1607.
The authorities predictably responded by blaming the flood on English sins.
Gods Warning to his people of England.
English football has completely sucked this weekend.
West Ham got cheated out a win by the linesman, and City was unable to get a decent shot off the entire match.
Arsenal swooned over RVP, gave him a free goal, and put MU at the top of the tables. It reminded me of Obama’s visit with Chris Christie.
Chelsea went to sleep in the 89th minute, and dropped out of the top of the tables. Does Ramires get paid to ball watch at the top of the 18? Without Mata on the pitch, Chelsea sucks.
Spurs couldn’t score at home against Wigan. (November 25 will feature Lennon vs. McCartney, when West Ham comes to White Hart Lane.)
QPR and Reading remain winless and neither could even manage to beat the other.
Liverpool is losing again at Anfield.
Most devastating is that Shrewsbury lost their FA cup match, despite their excellent football venues (seen below.)
This Guy Wanted To Be The GOP Candidate For President | Real Science
Chris Christie (a man who obviously has a huge amount of self respect) swooned over Obama and probably gave him four more years in the White House.
Obama did heal the planet, but he forgot to take care of New Jersey.
New England has been hit by four major hurricanes since the end of the Civil War, with the most recent one in 1954. From 1938 to 1954, three major hurricanes struck New England.
On September 7 1869, three ships observed hurricane force winds over the western Atlantic Ocean, between the Bahamas and Bermuda. The storm moved northward, impacting several other ships as it paralleled the east coast of the United States; one of them reported a pressure of 956 mbar (28.24 inHg), which indicated the system was an intense hurricane.[2] Late on September 8, it reached a peak intensity of 115 mph (185 km/h) with a pressure of 950 mbar (28.05 inHg). After brushing Long Island, the hurricane weakened slightly and made landfall on southwestern Rhode Island at peak intensity.[6]It was one of four hurricanes, along with the 1938 New England hurricane, the 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane, and Hurricane Carol in 1954, to strike New England as a major hurricane, or Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale.[7]
1869 Atlantic hurricane season – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ed Markey wants the government to stop hurricanes.
Massachusetts Congressman Edward Markey is calling on Congress to take action to protect the Northeast and other regions from the effects of climate change, in response to Superstorm Sandy.
Mass. Rep holds climate change meeting after Sandy – News – Boston.com
I hate cold weather, and would love to see Barack Obama sign a law banning winter.
The US fire season has nearly ended, with the fire count being the fourth lowest on record since 1960. The only years with fewer forest fires were the wet years after the eruption of El Chichon.
National Interagency Fire Center
National Interagency Fire Center
In 1939, there were 185,000 fires, compared to 50,000 in 2012.
I live three miles away from the High Park Fire, which the experts said in June would burn until the snows came in October. The fire was out the next week.
An 1898 fire in Colorado was about 100 times larger than the High Park Fire, so the experts pretend that time began in 1970.
Greens tell us that our lives would be better without readily available fossil fuels. Obama’s science advisor said that the US is threatened by too much energy.
Greens shut off the lights in New York and bragged about their ability to survive an hour when they had to rely on their phones for electronic entertainment.
A couple of recent events put this theory to the test. An earthquake in 2011 gave Japan the opportunity to experience the joys of living without an adequate supply of fossil fuels.
New York is currently experiencing a similar opportunity at green joy.
New York City authorities say a motorist was arrested after he tried to cut in line at a gas station in Queens early Thursday and pointed a pistol at another motorist who complained.
Drivers in parts of New York and New Jersey lined up Thursday for hours at gas stations that were struggling to stay supplied. The power outages and flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy have forced many gas stations to close and disrupted the flow of fuel from refineries to those stations that are open.
New Yorker Sean Bailey accused of pulling gun in gas line – CBS News
Pretending that we don’t need fossil fuels is fun for complete morons like Bill McKitten and Barack Obama, but without fossil fuels society would collapse into a Mad Max state in a matter of days.
