Real Climate Science

In November 1976, National Geographic had a fairly objective discussion of climate.

They showed how temperatures regularly take large swings, independent of human activities.

They showed that most of the recession of glaciers in the Alps occurred before 1940.

They discussed the next ice age and stated that climate change has always been occurring, and always will continue to occur.

They discussed the rapid cooling since 1940.

The National Geographic Archive | November 1976 | page 1

Now they publish mindless idiocy like this :

Climate Change First Became News 30 Years Ago. Why Haven’t We Fixed It?

Arctic sea ice volume continues its eleven year long expansion.

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There has been a large expansion of thick ice into the Chukchi, Beaufort and East Siberian Seas since 2008.

2008                    2019

Arctic sea ice extent is close to the 1981-2010 median.

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Experts describe this expansion of Arctic ice and normal levels of ice as being a melting death spiral, which is wreaking havoc on weather patterns.  They say the Arctic is gone, and ask what “we” can do to stop it.

The world’s leading climate expert predicted the Arctic would be ice-free last year.

The Argus-Press – Google News Archive Search

And a Nobel laureate predicted the ice would be gone five years ago. His science fiction movie has been shown to nearly every public school child in the world.

Gore: Polar ice cap may disappear by summer 2014

A simple solution for the press, scientists, educators and politicians would be to simply stop lying about the climate.

Los Alamos, New Mexico has received five feet of snow in the past week, and eight feet of snow this winter, and is listed as having an “extreme drought” by the US drought monitor.

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Snow Report – Pajarito Mountain Ski Area

I took these pictures before the last two feet of snow fell.

There is no data logged for December yet, but even without the December data precipitation in Los Alamos was just about normal for June-December.  After the December data is logged, precipitation will be well above average.

January 1, 2019 was an epic day for photography in the Sonoran Desert. Click the images for full-size.  They look much better at full resolution.

China on track to lead in renewables as US retreats

• The Guardian

China burns more than four times as much coal as the US, and their coal usage is growing, as US coal usage declines.

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Experts describe this as China “assuming the mantle of green energy leadership” while “the US retreats.”

We used to have great senators in the west, like Barry Goldwater, Pete Domenici, and Harrison Schmitt – but now we have nothing but Flakes, Udalls, Romulans and pink tutus.

Jeff Flake’s replacement from Arizona.

The forecast for Los Alamos is eight continuous days below freezing from December 27 to January 3.

Los Alamos, NM Calendar | Weather Underground

That ties their record, previously set in 1925, 1930, 1966, 1982, and 1987.

The maximum temperature of 21F on January 1 was tied for fifth coldest, with the coldest January 1 occurring in 2011.

When I left Los Alamos on Sunday, there was a foot of snow on the ground.

The ski hill at Los Alamos got another three feet of snow yesterday, bringing their total to nearly five feet for the week.

The ski area is closed, because the roads are impassable.

Snow Report – Pajarito Mountain Ski Area

It looks like they got a couple of feet in town yesterday.

The ski hill has been closed the last two days, because people can’t get there.

County, lab, others closed Wednesday for storm dig out | LAMonitor.com

Based on radar – Mount Taylor, west of Albuquerque, may have gotten more than eight feet of snow this week. Climate experts say global warming has devastated the southwest, and cold and snow are things of the past.

New Mexico senator Tom Udall recently gave a speech about this on the Senate floor.

Udall  is neither a New Mexico native nor a scientist. I am both, and have been working to minimize global warming superstition in New Mexico. This is an editorial I wrote in the Santa Fe newspaper five years ago.

Reader View: Drought is normal for New Mexico – The Santa Fe New Mexican

Last year was the first year with no EF4 or EF5 tornadoes in the US.

2018 will be the first year with no violent tornadoes in the United States – The Washington Post

The percent of days above 95 degrees was well below average since 1895, and among the lowest on record.

The percent of nights below 0F was also below the the post-1895 average.

The average daily temperature range (difference between maximum and minimum temperatures) was the lowest on record.

Forest fire burn acreage was well below average for the past century.

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At the end of the year, very little of the US was in extreme drought, and much of that area is now buried in record deep snow.

U.S. Drought Monitor

Compare vs. December 1956.

The number of hurricanes was average since 1850, with a downwards trend.

The only metric which was above average was major hurricanes, which were at a record low two years ago.

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Academics and journalist describe the very mild weather of 2018 as being a wake-up call requiring immediate world communism.