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19 Feb 1937, 11 – The Evening Sun at Newspapers.com

October 9, 1938 – NYTimes

January 1937 was the coldest on record west of the Mississippi River, and one of the warmest on record east of the Mississippi.

docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/065/mwr-065-01-c1.pdf

This is the caliber of people we are dealing with.

Tony Heller on Twitter: “@elcadf @climateguyw 

Pennsylvania’s last glacier disappeared around the year 1900.

26 Jul 1900, 8 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com

As Lake Michigan rises, homes threatened by waves and gale-force winds

Warming Lakes: Climate Change and Variability Drive Low Water Levels on the Great Lakes – National Geographic Society Newsroom

Declining Water Levels In The Great Lakes May Signal Global Warming — ScienceDaily

Jo Nova posted this map of the bushfire extent in Victoria during January, 1939

Inferno on Black Friday 1939: 71 deaths, 3,700 buildings, too much fuel and “lit by the hand of man” « JoNova

Compare with satellite imagery from January 4, 2019.

EOSDIS Worldview

It appears that the burn area was much larger in 1939.

After the 1939 fires in Australia, there was a commission set up to study what happened and what could have been done differently.

1. The fires were man-made
2. There was a long drought followed by extreme heat
3. Almost the entire state of Victoria appeared to be on fire on January 13
4. It was dark as night at midday
5. The amount of controlled burning was “ridiculously inadequate” 

Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into the causes of and measures taken to prevent the bush fires of January, 1939 and to protect life and property and the measures to be taken to prevent bush fires in Victoria and to protect life and property in the event of future bush fires.

Two days earlier was the hottest day on record in Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide.

11 Jan 1939 – HOTTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THREE CAPITALS Seven Deaths: Many People Collapse – Trove

Koalas nearly went extinct.

19 Aug 1940 – KOALAS FACE EXTINCTION – Trove

01 Feb 1939 – BUSHFIRE DAMAGE. – Trove

22 Oct 1903, 2 – The Newton Journal at Newspapers.com

The Nisqualy glacier at Mt. Rainier National Park retreated 3,200 feet from 1857 to 1918, and lost 200 feet in thickness.

10 Sep 1918, 2 – Hawaii Tribune-Herald at Newspapers.com

Ten years ago, climate experts predicted the demise of skiing at Vancouver.

30 Mar 2009, 20 – The Leader-Post at Newspapers.com

Now they have record snow and cold in the forecast.

Vancouver, Canada 10-Day Weather Forecast | Weather Underground

19 Aug 1940 – KOALAS FACE EXTINCTION – Trove

08 Dec 1953 – Protection of koalas – Trove

19 Nov 1953 – KOALAS ARE A DYING RACE – Trove

06 Apr 1936 – BUSH FIRES – Trove