Real Climate Science

2:09 PM · Aug 3, 2021

Greenland is more than ten times the size of Florida. It wouldn’t take a lot of melt to produce that much water.

Eight billion tons of snow melted on Greenland in one day. During May, twelve billion tons of snow fell in one day

The surface mass balance of Greenland has been above average for three of the past five years, including this year.

Surface Conditions: Polar Portal

The percent of the US to reach 95F sometime this summer has been the lowest on record.

The percent of days over 95F has been close to the lowest on record.

And the press says we are having an unprecedented heatwave.

2:15 PM · Aug 2, 2021

Germany received five inches of rain in 24 hours.

How climate change fueled the devastating 2021 floods in Germany and northwest Europe – Vox

In 1920, Germany received five inches of rain in eight minutes – the world record.

Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book – Christopher C. Burt – Google Books

According to NASA, 1920 was one of the coldest years on record.

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Germany has had many floods worse than the 1920 flood.

23 Jan 1883, Page 1 – Reading Times at Newspapers.com

28 Mar 1888, 5 – The Leeds Mercury at Newspapers.com

The year after the 1920 world record rain brought record heat, drought and flooding.

There was historic flooding and drought in Europe during the summer of 1921.

TimesMachine: October 3, 1921 – NYTimes.com

04 Sep 1921, 61 – New York Herald at Newspapers.com

11 Oct 1921 – Heat Wave – Trove

11 Oct 1921 – PHENOMENAL WEATHER. – Trove

11 Feb 1921, Page 2 – The Washington Post at Newspapers.com

21 Sep 1921, 3 – News-Journal at Newspapers.com

Pueblo, Colorado was largely wiped out by a flood during June, 1921.  Much of Kansas suffered damage, and there was flooding on the Pecos River in New Mexico and Texas.

06 Jun 1921, 1 – The Arkansas City Daily News at Newspapers.com

It is estimated that 1,500 people in Pueblo, Colorado died during that flood.

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This month in 1931 brought the worst floods in world  history to China.

21 Aug 1931 – 30 MILLIONS HUNGRY – Trove

24 Aug 1931, Page 1 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

The Top 5 Deadliest Floods in History

At the same time, people were starving in the US from the drought.

20 Jan 1931 – STARVATION IN U.S.A. – Trove

20 Feb 1931, Page 13 – Dunkirk Evening Observer at Newspapers.com

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4:01 AM · Aug 3, 2021

According to climate experts, extreme rainfall is increasing because warm air holds more moisture.

Extreme Precipitation and Climate Change | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Germany had five inches of rain in 24 hours, and experts say that was due to climate change.

How climate change fueled the devastating 2021 floods in Germany and northwest Europe – Vox

In 1920, Germany had five inches of rain in eight minutes.

Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book – Christopher C. Burt – Google Books

Forty-five years ago this this week was one of the deadliest floods in modern US history, when twelve inches of rain fell in just a few hours near Estes Park, Colorado.

02 Aug 1976, 1 – Rapid City Journal at Newspapers.com

Pakistan was also ravaged by floods.

The Telegraph-Herald – Google News Archive Search

England was having their hottest and driest summer on record.

Schenectady Gazette – Google News Archive Search

The CIA issued a report blaming the bad weather on global cooling.

22 Jun 1976, Page 5 – The High Point Enterprise at Newspapers.com

Pine Beetles were on a rampage in Oregon.

The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search

By December, Colorado was having their worst drought and ski season on record. There was no snow at Vail.

Ocala Star-Banner – Google News Archive Search

But it was snowing in Miami.

20 Jan 1977, Page 3 – Valley News

Lakeland Ledger – Google News Archive Search

Alaska was warmer in Florida.

19 Jan 1977, Page 20 – The Town Talk at Newspapers.com

National Geographic described it as “The Year the Weather Went Wild.”

The National Geographic Archive | December 1977 | page 1

Jerry Brown declared a drought disaster in California.

Brown Warns of Drought Disaster; Says ‘Hard Choices’ Face California – The New York Times

The extreme weather was blamed on a very wavy jet stream.

25 May 1983, Page 29 – Stevens Point Journal at Newspapers.com

Climate scientists now blame the same weather pattern on global warming.

The hottest May in the US occurred in 1934, and the coldest occurred in 1935.

During the coldest May in 1935, world record rainfall occurred in Colorado and Texas.

Colorado got nearly that much rain a few hours earlier.

Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book – Christopher C. Burt – Google Books

This caused the worst flood in Nebraska’s history.

03 Jun 1935, Page 11 – Muncie Evening Press at Newspapers.com

May precipitation in the US declines with increasing temperature.

India set a record temperature of 124 degrees and received 23 inches of rain in one day in 1935.

08 Jun 1935 – HEAT WAVE – Trove

The warmest May in the US occurred in 1934, and that was also the year of the worst drought.

Precipitation is generally associated with cold fronts, because cold air can’t hold as much moisture as warm air. Warm air is associated with drought.

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