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HEAT KILLS 100 OVER COUNTRY – Claims Ten Victims in New York, Where the Mercury Goes Up to 98. – View Article – NYTimes.com

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Conversation 1 : Last week they told us that air conditioning is a luxury we can´t afford, because it produces CO2. Then the heatwave hit, and they blamed it on CO2 and told us that heatwaves like this didn´t used to happen before we put all this CO2 in the air.

Conversation 2 : During the 1930s, heatwaves killed tens of thousands of people. The standard alarmist answer is.  Of course. They didn´t used to have air conditioning.

This is what decades of smoking weed does to a person´s mind. It makes them stupider than horse manure.

Natural Selection depends on extreme weather.

From The Origin Of Species page 83

Mr. Praline: ‘Ello, Miss?

Owner: What do you mean “miss”?

Mr. Praline: I’m sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!

Owner: We’re closin’ for lunch.

Mr. Praline: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this sea level report what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.

Owner: Oh yes, the, uh, one foot of sea level rise in the next 20 years…What’s,uh…What’s wrong with it?

Mr. Praline: I’ll tell you what’s wrong with it, my lad. ‘sea level`s not rising, that’s what’s wrong with it!

Owner: No, no, ‘e’s uh,…it’s resting.

Mr. Praline: Look, matey, I know a junk science report when I see one, and I’m looking at one right now.

Owner: No no sea level`s not dead, it’s, it’s restin’! Remarkable molecule, the CO2, idn’it, ay? Beautiful plumage!

Mr. Praline: The plumage don’t enter into it. It’s stone dead.

Owner: Nononono, no, no! ‘E’s resting!

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“Can we say this heat wave is a smoking gun for climate change? No,” MacDonald said. “But … it’s consistent with what we would anticipate.”

As a heat wave rolls across U.S., scientists predict more to come – latimes.com

Can we say that belief in catastrophic global warming is a smoking gun that a person’s IQ is sub-standard?   No. But it is consistent with what we would anticipate.

The LA  Times claimed today that Colorado is in a ten year drought, and that the fires are part of a trend.

As usual, they are lying. Last year at this time we were experiencing flooding caused by the record snowfall.

Trail Ridge Road Will Not Be Open For Memorial Day Weekend
May 26, 2011 8:21 PM

Trail Ridge Road Will Not Be Open For Memorial Day Weekend « CBS Denver

Justice Roberts flip-flopped in support of Obama at the last minute, because Obamacare was a tax. Now the White House says he was wrong because it isn’t a tax.

The White House insisted Sunday the consequence for Americans not having health insurance is a penalty fee, despite the Supreme Court ruling that it is a tax, and said the debate on the Affordable Care Act should finally end.

Apparently the supreme court decision was in error, and Obamacare should be tossed. The debate is over.

White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew said on “Fox News Sunday” that “when the Supreme Court rules” the country “has a final decision” and that the presidential campaigns should focus on the economy and jobs.  “

What we need to do is go forward with the implementation” of the law, Lew said.  He also argued the health care law will not result in a tax increase on the middle class, despite a Congressional Budget Office report that it would result in a roughly $27 million increase over the next 10 years.

White House says health care debate is over: Fee for uninsured is a penalty, not a tax | Fox News

h?t to Dave G

Heidi, you have no idea what you are talking about. Colorado forests can’t exist without fire.

Ecological Adaptations:

Lodgepole pine is adapted to high mountain slopes at elevations usually above 6,000 feet. Reproduction is best attained in areas that have been cleared either by man’s activity or as a result of fire.

Rocky Mountain lodgepole pine produces serotinous cones which do not open at maturity because they are sealed shut by a resinous bond between the cone scales. These cones remain on the tree for years and require temperatures between 113 and 140 degrees F (45-60 C) to melt the resin and release the seed. In nature, only forest fires generate temperatures of this magnitude within a tree’s crown.

Lodgepole Pine

h?t to Marc Morano

Guest Post By Joe Bastardi

No question this a field day for the heat,  and part of the reason is a) its darn hot and b)  there was a wild weather event that occurred with the Derecho.   But  for the people convinced that  these events  are a sign of  an AGW apocalypse ,  try to answer these questions

After big tornado outbreaks to start the year and then in mid April. What happened to that? Recall the hysteria  that was occurring with it, saying here we go again.   Since I stated loudly  the tornado season would go into the tank, I think I have the right to ask you where did they all go. From the fastest start ever, we are now near the 25%  of normal  range, meaning since then, and even with the mid  April outbreak and extra tornadoes   form Debby, this has probably been  a top 5 slow April and May  Opposite of last year,  and may I remind you on  National TV,  I said would be one of the busiest Aprils and Mays on record.

SO if its your precious  AGW,  how did  I, who does not believe a lick in it,  nail the forecasts of  the big event , and then the crash we see this year,  if it is because of what you seem to think?  I am sorry for the apparent “tooting” of my horn,  but  again forecasts before the facts based on  sound meteorology  trump  voodoo agenda  driven explanations after.

The heat.  Very impressive, no doubt.  Much like the last time the PDO flipped to cold while the amo was  warm.. in the 1950s

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