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The same weather in Spain as 1957 and 1897 is now caused by the burning of fossil fuels.

“51 dead in Spain due to catastrophic floods… Spain Not some far away place you can’t relate to Spain But sure, keep listening to politicians & shills bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry instead of people who dedicate their lives to understanding climate change.”

“50 Dead Possible In Spanish Flood
VALENCIA, Spain (AP)—The rain-swollen Turia River flooded the heart of this city Monday and drowned at least 18 persons.
City officials said they believed as many as 50 were lost.
Monday night the orange-growing Valencia area was a vast lake stretching five miles inland from the Mediterranean, with high ground and buildings forming islands crowded with survivors.
Helicopters were ordered from Madrid to help in the evacuation.
Not since 1897 had a comparable flood hit Valencia.”

October 15, 1957

Oct 15, 1957, page 1 – The Montana Standard at Newspapers.com

Nov 24, 1897, page 10 – Glasgow Herald at Newspapers.com

Infant mortality is rapidly declining, but The Guardian and UN say CO2 is killing babies.

Child mortality rate, 1990 to 2022

Miscarriages due to climate crisis a ‘blind spot’ in action plans – report | Climate crisis | The Guardian

“In 2023, an estimated 1,037,000 abortions occurred in the formal U.S. healthcare system. This represents an 11% increase from 2020”

“James Clapper says he misspoke, didn’t lie about NSA surveillance”

James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said Thursday that he did not lie to them about government surveillance last year when denied the U.S. was collecting data on millions of Americans in a hearing last year.

“It has been very disappointing to have my integrity questioned because of a mistake,” Clapper told government officials and contractors at an intelligence summit in Washington sponsored by two major industry groups.”

James Clapper says he misspoke, didn’t lie about NSA surveillance – CBS News

“Clapper was one of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a letter in October 2020 claiming the Hunter Biden laptop story had “earmarks” of a Russian disinformation campaign”

“The 51 former US intelligence officials who smeared The Post’s bombshell reports on Hunter Biden’s laptop as “Russian disinformation” in a 2020 letter are standing by their decision — with some referring to the move as “patriotic” — even after the FBI and Justice Department have confirmed the device’s authenticity, according to a new report.”

Ex-intel officials who smeared Post’s report on Hunter’s laptop as ‘Russian disinfo’ stand by signing letter: ‘Patriotic’

The New York Times explains that Democrats are “unifiers” despite calling their political opponents “garbage” – and that Trump is “exploiting divisions.”

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