Worst Disaster Year In Red Cross History

The Red Cross described 1927 as being the worst disaster year in their history, surpassing the previous record year in 1926.

25 Nov 1927, Page 7 – The News-Review at Newspapers.com

The Florida hurricane of 1926 destroyed Miami and was the most expensive natural disaster in US history.

20 Sep 1926, 14 – Evening Courier at Newspapers.com

 

20 Sep 1926, 12 – The Vancouver Sun at Newspapers.com

20 Sep 1926, Page 1 – The Times at Newspapers.com

Then 1927 brought the worst floods on record to the Mississippi River Valley.

This was followed by a series of catastrophic tornadoes.

10 May 1927, 1 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com

10 May 1927, 1 – The Atlanta Constitution at Newspapers.com

13 Apr 1927, Page 1 – Corsicana Daily Sun at Newspapers.com

13 Apr 1927, 1 – Henryetta Daily Free-Lance at Newspapers.com

a tornado near Jasper, Minnesota, taken by Lucille Handberg on 8th July 1927

The Jasper Tornado

St. Louis was destroyed by a tornado.

The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search

A number of record heatwaves occurred in 1927, including a protracted one in September and October, which killed scores of people.

15 Sep 1927, 1 – The Gazette at Newspapers.com

 

Warsaw Union – Google News Archive Search

The end of October was record hot in the US, and as a cold front pushed across the US, a tropical storm moved up the Atlantic Coast. This led to the worst floods in Vermont’s history.

November 3 flooding wiped out more than 1,000 bridges in Vermont, and drowned the Lieutenant Governor.

Five years ago I lived near the Winooski River and rode past that spot every day.

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Show Me Your Papers

Last year : Stay home to protect grandma
This year :  No healthcare for grandma

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“This Is It”

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”

– H. L. Mencken

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UN Grants Earth A Reprieve

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Guardian : There Is No Cancel Culture

Hours after an Australian cartoonist got cancelled, the Guardian announces that there is no cancel culture.

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Safe And Effective

Vaccine Adverse Effects (VAERS) are up more than 1,000% this year.

VAERS – Data Sets

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Climate Change Causes Loss Of Facial Features

Climate change used to be natural, but now it is caused by humans.

Climate Change & Global Warming 101 – Free PDF eBook | Goodside

Every single tide gauge in the Northeastern US shows sea level rise at or below the lowest projected scenario.

Sea Level Trends – NOAA Tides & Currents

The deadliest heatwave in the Northeastern US occurred 110 years ago.

The 1911 Heat Wave Was So Deadly It Drove People Insane – New England Historical Society

05 Jul 1911, 1 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com

1896 Heatwave

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Guardian : “There Is No Cancel Culture”

Today, the Guardian announced that there is no cancel culture.

Bobcat Goldthwait: ‘There is no cancel culture’ | Movies | The Guardian

This came a few hours after The Age cartoonist Michael Leunig got cancelled.

The Age cartoonist Michael Leunig falls victim to ‘cancel crowd’ | Sky News Australia

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UN Grants Earth Fifty More Years

The UN says we have until, the year 2050 to stop global warming, which is fifty years past their original deadline.

Climate crisis: greenhouse gas levels hit new record despite lockdowns, UN reports | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian

Mercury News: Search Results

Another year, another boondoggle.

Mauna Loa Trends in Carbon Dioxide

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Resist Movement Demands Compliance

One hundred years ago this week, Science Magazine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science endorsed eugenics, which later became the “scientific basis” of the Holocaust.

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