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Much of the US was enjoying Jeff Master’s “whole new atmosphere” for a few weeks, but the old atmosphere has returned and it is cold and wet again.

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In 1901, a theory of Antarctic ice sheet collapse became popular.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/64027823

There is no evidence that this is occurring, or that London or New York are in any danger of drowning. The IPCC forecasts only 18-59 cm of sea level rise this century, yet the MSM has picked up Hansen’s wildly ridiculous claims of “dead certain multi-metre sea level rise.”

The consensus of scientists say that Hansen’s recycled 110 year old paranoia is incorrect, but the press is only interested in consensus when it supports alarmism.

Yelling fire in a crowded theatre is not acceptable.

15 Jul 1936 – MANY DEATHS IN AMERICAN HEAT WAVE WIDESPREAD DES…

Sea level rise brings to mind the threat of coastal flooding from menacing storm surges, with growing risks to shore-based infrastructure — but a new study indicates there’s another sea level rise-related threat that has so far slipped under the radar.

According to the study, as sea level rises, so will groundwater levels, and since underground infrastructure —  including sewer pipes and utility equipment  — was built with historical groundwater levels in mind, this could lead to expensive headaches for coastal communities.

A projection for what New Haven would look like after three feet of sea level rise. Blue areas are at or below three feet in elevation. Click on the image for a larger version, or explore the interactive maps from Climate Central’s Surging Seas project.
The study, by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Yale University, looks at the threat to New Haven, CT, Yale’s home city. Sea level rise may indeed raise groundwater levels significantly underneath the city, according to the study, leading to problems not just with pipes and pumps and buried cables but also with the arch-nemesis of many New England homeowners — basement flooding.

“Scenarios for the resulting higher groundwater levels have the potential to inundate underground infrastructure in lowlying coastal cities,” the study states.

Since the 1960s, sea level has risen by about 0.38 feet, at a rate of about .008 feet per year, at Bridgeport, CT, about 20 miles southwest of New Haven. Because the land in this area is slowly sinking at the same time the sea is rising, the amount of local sea level rise is expected to be greater here than in some other parts of the country. According to the study, some climate change scenarios show that sea level may rise by nearly three feet above current levels by 2080.

Why Groundwater is Another Sea Level Rise Concern | Climate Central

Satellites show almost no sea level rise around New Haven over the last 15 years- see the CU graph below. The perceived sea level rise is due to subsidence caused by groundwater pumping. If the groundwater was replaced, the land would stop sinking and the perceived sea level rise would stop. He has his thinking cap on exactly backwards.

All of the other crap in this article is mindless speculation. The IPCC forecasts only 18-59 cm of sea level rise this century. Freedman is pulling alarmist numbers and logic out from where the sun never shines, and not checking his facts.

h/t to Marc Morano

No denying global warming: From belief may come relief
NIE “Star Search” op-ed on global warming. By Wesley Richardson of Colonial Forge High School.
Date published: 5/7/2012

RISING temperatures are causing crop losses across America’s heartland and resulting in widespread famine throughout the country. The heat now makes vast areas of North America susceptible to tropical diseases such as treponematoses, malaria, and neurocysticercosis. The shifting wind and ocean currents as a result of the heat accelerate desertification and make violent weather commonplace in once temperate areas of the East Coast.

Fredericksburg.com – No denying global warming: From belief may come relief

Cool temperatures have limited springtime golf so far this season. Leading scientists and Nobel Prize winners say that the ice sheet is melting super fast at -26C, but the golfers aren’t convinced.

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29 Dec 1902 – Drought in the States

12 Apr 1935 – DUST BLAST AGAIN SWEEPS MID-WEST U.S.A. Last Hop…

It is well known that nighttime surface temperatures have risen over the last century. This is primarily due to the Urban Heat Island effect. Asphalt, heaters, air conditioners, irrigation – they all keep nighttime temperatures up.

NOAA did a study showing that Phoenix is now 7-13 degrees warmer at night than nearby rural regions.

National Weather Service – NWS Phoenix

I measured the same thing on my bicycle in Fort Collins two days ago. You don’t need a large city to create UHI – just one paved road.

Asphalt Heat Islands | Real Science

Rather than accepting the painfully obvious facts about UHI, alarmists instead try to blame the nighttime warming on imaginary feedback from CO2.