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“Attendant winds on September 2 were of phenomenal violence as is shown by physical effects almost equivalent to those experienced in tornadoes. One observer reported his house partially demolished by a wind-driven beam, 6 by 8 inches in section and 18 feet long, which was blown 800 yards from another building; this occurred at a time nearly 3 hours in advance of arrival of the calm center. It was this observer’s impression that the winds were still more violent afterward. The lenses. and 3/8-inch protecting glass of Alligator Reef Lighthouse, 135 feet above sea level, were reported to have been completely destroyed by the hurricane; and it is unlikely that this destruction could have been produced by flying debris.It seems safe to estimate that winds of 150 to 200 miles per hour occurred near and over the Keys, with gusts probably exceeding 200 miles per hour.

Over # distance of about 30 miles, from the settlement of Tavernier (about 25°01’ N., 80°32’ W.) to Vaca Keys, the destruction of buildings, roads, viaducts, and bridges was practically complete.

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“Arctic Sea Ice Gone in Summer Within Five Years?

Seth Borenstein in Washington
Associated Press
December 12, 2007

An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer – a sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point.

One scientist even speculated that summer sea ice could be gone in five years.

“The Arctic is screaming,” said Mark Serreze, senior scientist at the government’s snow and ice data center in Boulder, Colorado.

Just last year two top scientists surprised their colleagues by projecting that the Arctic sea ice was melting so rapidly that it could disappear entirely by the summer of 2040.

This week, after reviewing his own new data, NASA climate scientist Jay Zwally said: “At this rate, the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free at the end of summer by 2012, much faster than previous predictions.”

Arctic Sea Ice Gone in Summer Within Five Years?

Since then there has been no trend in the Arctic sea ice minimum, maximum or mean extent..

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There was a global heatwave and drought during 1895 and 1896 which led to the deaths of tens of millions of people around the world. In Ohio, there were more record warm days during 1895 than during any other year.

The record heatwaves of 1895 peaked on May 4, June 2, September 21 and December 20.

“LOS ANGELES (UPI) President Ford and Soviet leaders may discuss at their Nov. 23-24 1974 Vladisvostok conference damming the Bering Straits between Alaska and Siberia to warm the earth’s climate, a former Pentagon think-tank analyst said Tuesday,

Lowell Ponte, a former arms technologist turned columnist, said such a project has been under discussion between the two countries since 1972.

Ponte said the earth’s climate is cooling at a rapid rate and may be headed into another ice age which could over-cool the planet’s arable land and bring starvation to millions.”

20 Nov 1974, 12 – The Independent at Newspapers.com

“27 Dec 1974, Fri -Page 6 LOS ANGELES (UPI)

Some scientists believe the earth is cooling and heading into another Ice Age. Specialists in a separate part of the scientific community see the Bering Strait as the “thermostat” of the world.

A former Pentagon “think tank” research consultant turned journalist has dovetailed the two ideas.

Lowell Ponte of Los Angeles says damming the Bering Strait across its 56-mile wide mouth between Siberia and Alaska could change the cold and warm climates sufficiently to control earth’s climate and reverse a trend of crowns which burden people in need of food.

More than two years ago, physicist Clyde Cowen, then at Catholic University in Washington and co-discoverer of the neutrino — the suallest particle of an atom — suggested such a dam to the government.

It was noted by climatologists that the earth began a cooling period about the 15th Century. It was not until about 1890 that the earth warmed up significantly. And during a period of little more than 50 years — until about 1945 — crops became more abundant and the world’s population more than doubled.

After about 1949, the cooling was noticeable again Alexander noted that the total drop since the 1940s has. been about 2.7 degrees. While the change seems small, the effects have been dramatic to farmers and fishermen.

27 Dec 1974, 6 – The Santa Fe New Mexican at Newspapers.com

Blaming the worldwide drought of 1934 on farmers in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

“The Dustbowl occurred during the 1930s because of a combination of man-induced drought and the (mis)use of relatively new farming practices.

climate – What started the US Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and could it happen again? – Earth Science Stack Exchange

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“How many people did Genghis Khan kill? So many that it was good for the environment

The genocide had major consequences for the entire planet.

Genghis Khan might have been the greenest invader of all time. His bloody conquests killed tens of millions of people. But at the same time, he killed so many people that in the path of his invasion, huge swathes of cultivated land returned to forests, eliminating a huge amount of carbon from the atmosphere.

Genghis Khan’s legacy still haunts mankind to this day.
When some 600 years after your lifetime, people don’t refer to you by your real name, but by a name meaning “Supreme Ruler” (which is what “Genghis Khan” means), you’ve done some things in life.

In just a lifetime, Genghis Khan created the largest empire that ever was — larger than what the Romans did in centuries. As you might guess, he didn’t accomplish this through peaceful negotiation and smooth diplomacy — Genghis Khan was a conqueror by force.

The wars led in his name killed some 40 million people (about 10% of the world’s population at the time)! But, as a new study showed, these bloody conquests helped the environment, removing nearly 700 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere.

While the Mongol ruler wasn’t even thinking about it, he was causing the first man-made global cooling.”

How many people did Genghis Khan kill? So many that it was good for the environment

Same story as a century ago.

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The Australia Climate Council says Alice Springs will see a huge increase in the number of hot days, unless Australia takes “climate action.”

The Australian Climate Council says if Australia doesn’t partake in “climate action,” Alice Springs will have 42 more days per year over 35C.

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Alice Springs has about the same number of 35C days now as they did during the 1880s

Australia could drop off the map and it would have no impact on the the growth of atmospheric CO2.

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“Sen. Cheri Steinmetz (R-Lingle), who brought Senate File 1 amendment 1S-3041 to defund the programs, discounts the need to curb greenhouse gas emissions and has openly opposed notions that Wyoming must produce lower-carbon energy. She convened a controversial climate denial hearing in February as chair of the Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee.

The primary message of the Feb. 13 hearing was the long-disproven falsehood that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are not a major contributor to climate change or a threat to humans and the environment. Steinmetz organized the hearing amid growing criticism from the far right of the governor’s vocal efforts to make Wyoming carbon-negative.

House, Senate square off over funding for Gordon’s energy strategy – Cheyenne, WY Cap City News

The longest drought in the US since 1900 occurred in South Dakota from April 1931 to August 1941, peaking during August 1934.