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Twelve years after predicting an ice-free Arctic, the New York Times predicted a new ice age.

“Some scientists estimate that the polar ice pack is 40 per cent thinner and 12 per cent less in area than it was a half-century ago, and that even within the lifetime of our children the Arctic Ocean may open, enabling ships to sail over the North Pole”

October 19, 1958

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“The United States and the Soviet Union are mounting large-scale investigations to determine why the Arctic climate is becoming more frigid, why parts of the Arctic sea ice have recently become ominously thicker and whether the extent of that ice cover contributes to the onset of ice ages.”

July 19, 1970

TimesMachine: July 18, 1970 – NYTimes.com

The frequency of hot days in both Texas and Louisiana has declined over the past 90 years, but leading climate scientists have “teased out” that last summer’s heatwave was caused by “climate change.”

“When extreme weather events occur, can we tell if they’re directly attributable to climate change? A new study used the 2023 heat wave in Texas and Louisiana as a test case for establishing processes that tease out whether particular weather events are climate related.”

When is a heat wave just a heat wave, and when is it climate change? | ScienceDaily

Louisiana – State Climate Summaries 2022

Texas – State Climate Summaries 2022

The Platte River Power Authority supplies northern Colorado, including Fort Collins, with their electricity.  They are currently getting no energy from wind and solar, but say they will be “100% noncarbon” by 2030.

Current energy production – Platte River Power Authority

“A survey has found that only 3.4% of American journalists identify as Republican, compared to 36.4% who identify as Democrat and 51.7% as Independent. The survey also indicated a steep decline in the number of Republican journalists over the last several decades, which has coincided with record high levels of Americans saying they do not trust the media.”

Only 3.4% of Journalists Are Republican: Study

Jeff Bezos has figured out that the public doesn’t like being lied to, gaslighted, propagandized and censored.

“By Jeff Bezos
October 28, 2024 at 7:26 p.m. EDT
Jeff Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post.

In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress. But in this year’s Gallup poll, we have managed to fall below Congress. Our profession is now the least trusted of all. Something we are doing is clearly not working.”

Opinion | Jeff Bezos: The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media – The Washington Post

On October 26, 1921 a major hurricane hit Florida, a tornado hit Sacramento, California, and Gibraltar was hit by a severe storm.

“The New York TimesTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1921

FLORIDA HURRICANE HIT TAMPA HARD
Loss Caused by Storm in South Florida Estimated in Millions.
DEATH LIST TOTALS FIVE

St. Petersburg Water Front Wiped Out—Houses Unroofed by Cyclonic Wind in Sacramento.

LAKELAND, Fla., Oct. 26. — South Florida spent today in recapitulating the damage, estimated in “several” to two million dollars, wrought yesterday by the hurricane which swept across the State. It was accompanied by torrential rains and reached velocity at times which unroofed houses. At times nature’s fury assumed the proportions of a tornado. … (text cuts off)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 26. — The fishing schooner Margaret foundered in the storm last night off Bug Light, Chesapeake Bay, with a probable loss of two lives. All except two of the crew of thirty-two have been accounted for.

STORM SWEEPS GIBRALTAR.
Fishing Smacks Wrecked and Several of Their Men Drowned.

CADIZ, Spain, Oct. 26 (Associated Press). — A severe storm today caused the loss of several fishing smacks in the Strait of Gibraltar. While the crews of most of them were saved, several fishermen are known to have been drowned and numerous small craft …”

h/t Don Penim

TimesMachine: October 27, 1921 – NYTimes.com

TimesMachine: October 27, 1921 – NYTimes.com

Eight years ago ABC News said Hillary was ahead of Trump by 12%.  Now they say Kamala is ahead of Trump by 4%.

“Hillary Clinton has a 12-point lead over Donald Trump and has reached 50% support nationally among likely voters, a new ABC News tracking poll shows.”

Presidential poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 12 | CNN Politics

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On July 1, 2024 Michael Mann called for the assassination of President Trump. Two weeks later President Trump was hit by an assassin’s bullet in Pennsylvania.  The University of Pennsylvania rewarded Mann by making him a provost.

“The Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media will begin his new appointment on Nov. 1.”

Michael Mann appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn | Penn Today

Over the past three days, Arctic sea ice extent has been increasing at a rate of almost nine Manhattans per minute.

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Ivy League provost Michael Mann says Donald Trump worships Hitler.

“Trump doesn’t worship “God”. He worships Hitler.”

 

“The Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media will begin his new appointment on Nov. 1.”

Michael Mann appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn | Penn Today