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This week in 1884, one of the worst tornado outbreaks, snowstorms and floods on record hit the US. There was flooding from Southern California to the Ohio Valley, and tornadoes from Illinois to Alabama and Texas.

Enigma tornado outbreak – Wikipedia

20 Feb 1884, 7 – St. Louis Globe-Democrat at Newspapers.com

20 Feb 1884, Page 2 – The Somerset Herald at Newspapers.com

20 Feb 1884, Page 2 – The Morning Democrat at Newspapers.com

20 Feb 1884, 1 – Vernon County Censor at Newspapers.com

20 Feb 1884, Page 5 – The Inter Ocean at Newspapers.com

The 1880’s was also the worst decade on record for US hurricanes.

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html

On August 20, 1886 the city of Indianola, Texas was wiped off the map by a hurricane.

That year was the most active hurricane season in US history, with seven hurricanes making landfall.

26 Aug 1886, Page 1 – The Austin Weekly Statesman at Newspapers.com

More hurricanes hit the US in 1886 than during Obama’s entire presidency.

20 Feb 2001, 4 – The Vancouver Sun at Newspapers.com

Looks like Reggie better get his blowtorch out.

Mankind’s carbon sins are causing a plague of locusts in East Africa.

AP Explains: How climate change feeds Africa locust invasion

The is very similar to thousands of years ago, only without the carbon part.

Global warming is causing excess rain in East Africa by warming the ocean.

Global warming used to cause drought in East Africa.

30 Nov 2011, 2 – The Gazette at Newspapers.com

CO2 is a very fickle gas, causing the oceans to be warm in some places, and be cool in other places.

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Famine used to be caused by global cooling, but now it is caused by global warming.

10 May 1979, 7 – Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com

Ellensburg Daily Record – Google News Archive Search

Rice yields

Arctic sea ice extent is “normal,” growing quickly and higher than the 2001-2010 average.

Extent is third highest in the past 15 years.

Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis

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