A news story from last week.
“Great Lakes continuing to lose ice coverage, experts warn”
Great Lakes continuing to lose ice coverage, experts warn | Bridge Michigan
Lake Erie ice cover has been far above the fifty year average for the past month.
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It seems unlikely there will be a lot of melting going on there this week.
Dec 26, 1909
The question as to whether or not there is intelligent life on Mars has now been a mooted one with astronomers for years, the consensus of opinion being now distinctly in favor of it. At the head of the believers stands Professor Percival Lowell, who has made a study of the planet for years at his own observatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, where, in an atmosphere peculiarly adapted for careful observation, he has one of the finest telescopes in the world. He regards the Martian canals as evidence of a scientific method of irrigation worked out with remarkable precision.
Dec 26, 1909, page 12 – Daily News Advertiser at Newspapers.com
Analyzing 90 years of predictions that New York is about to drown.
“Anti-science conservatives must be stopped
Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake.”
Anti-science conservatives must be stopped – Global warming – Salon.com
In 1986, the New York Times predicted the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the US would lose between 100 and 1,000 feet of shoreline by 2026.
“MANY scientists are so sure that the sea level will rise visibly in the coming decades that they are advising planners to adopt new strategies now. A predicted rise in sea level of one foot within the next 30 to 40 years will drive much of the Atlantic and Gulf shoreline inward by a hundred feet and some of it by more than a thousand feet, according to marine geologists.”
SIGNIFIGANT RISE IN SEA LEVEL NOW SEEMS CERTAIN – The New York Times
“On January 13, 2024, the day that the photographs above were taken, it measured water levels three feet higher than predicted.”
“the team predicts that in the next decade, water levels at the coastline of the Battery could rise nearly as much as they did in the previous 100 years, increasing seven to 11 inches by the 2030s.”
Since the date of that photograph, sea level has fallen about one foot at a rate of 21 meters per century.
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/data/8518750_meantrend.csv
Sea level there is lower now than it was in March of 1958.
“Before he was confirmed as the director of the office of management and budget last week, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought proposed a 38% budget cut for NOAA to “to curb excessive mission creep in key agencies, halt steadily increasing climate extremism within the department, and eliminate the prioritization of woke agendas”.
On September 17, 1923 Berkeley, California was largely destroyed by a fire which blew out of the hills and was fanned by 60 MPH winds.
“LARGE PART OF NORTHERN CALIF. ABLAZE
LONG, DRY SUMMER THE CAUSE OF FIRES IN NEARLY EVERY COUNTY.”
Sep 18, 1923, page 1 – The Daily Nonpareil at Newspapers.com
The following year, California had one of their worst droughts on record.
Feb 29, 1924, page 11 – Los Angeles Evening Post-Record at Newspapers.com
Another video showing how traditional AI is largely useless at gathering scientific information. In order to get the right answer, you need to use analytic AI.
With temperatures below 0F (-18C), Northern Colorado is only getting 3% of their electricity from wind.
“Platte River Power Authority is committed to working toward achieving a 100% noncarbon energy mix by 2030”
