Real Climate Science

During January, the “Great Lakes News Collaborative” predicted record low Great Lakes ice cover.

“The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are both likely to see less ice than ever at peak freeze in 2022. “Michigan and Huron were both projected to be lower than they’ve been as far as the maximum ice cover for the year, about 10 and 12%, respectively, where the lowest on record was about 13 and 23%, respectively.”

Great Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage – Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes ice cover was right at the 1980-2010 median.

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Eight years ago, experts said the Great Lakes were going to dry up.

The Great Lakes Go Dry: How One-Fifth Of The World’s Fresh Water Is Dwindling Away – ThinkProgress

There has been no trend in Great Lakes water levels over the past century.

Great Lakes Dashboard – HTML5

This was the edge of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier ten years ago.

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In mid-July an iceberg broke off.

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The BBC said it was dramatic and disturbing.

“An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken away from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland.”

“It’s dramatic. It’s disturbing,” University of Delaware’s Andreas Muenchow told the Associated Press.

“We have data for 150 years and we see changes that we have not seen before,” Mr Muenchow added.”

Iceberg breaks off from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier – BBC News

The glacier is bigger now than it was before the iceberg broke off.

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“The New York Times
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1901

HEAT BRINGS DEATH AND MUCH SUFFERING

Life Rendered Almost Unbearable in the Tenement Districts.

Great Distress Among the Horses— Hundreds Revel in the Streams from Fire Hoses.

Despite a brisk southerly breeze that tried hard to temper the heat of yesterday, there was considerable suffering throughout the city. According to Weather Forecaster Emery, the maximum temperature was 94 degrees, which was reached at 5:30 o’clock In the evening, when the silvery column gave up the struggle for the day. The highest point reached on ‘the previous day was 91½ degrees.

What made the temperature especially trying was the high percentage of humidity. As early as 8 o’clock in the morning the humidity was .78 per cent. The suffering, especially in the poorer sections of the town, was intense. The park at the Battery was crowded from an early hour with the poor from the lower section of the city, who there sought relief in the cool breeze that swept from seaward up the Narrows. Far up in the upper floors of the down-town sky-scrapers the heat was not so severe, but in the street, between the tall buildings that reflected the heat and cut off every chance of a breeze, men and beasts sweltered.”

TimesMachine: Saturday June 29, 1901 – NYTimes.com

From June 26 to July 3, 1901 New York City averaged 95F (35C) and had two days of 100F.

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“The state governments, Madison argues, are closer to the people and can focus on the welfare of the people, regulating ordinary affairs such as the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, as well as the internal order of each state, and should have numerous undefined powers to do so”

“Open abortion clinics on federal lands in red states right now!”

– AOC

From January 1 to June 15, average US nighttime temperatures were fourth coldest on record.

The percent of afternoons above 60F was fourth lowest on record.

Afternoon temperatures have also been far below average.

During July, 1901 Ashland, Nebraska had twenty consecutive days over 100F including five consecutive days over 105F. Temperatures averaged 104F during that twenty day period.

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The five hottest July’s in the US were 1936, 1901, 1934, 1930 and 1931.