Real Climate Science

One year ago, climate experts predicted Venice would drown due to global warming.  Water levels at Venice have since sunk to a record low, and the canals are dry.

Where’s the water GON-DOLA? Venice’s iconic canals run DRY after weeks without rain | World | News | Express.co.uk

You know you are progressive if you believe the record cold Olympics are threatened by too much heat.

Winter Olympics Threatened by Global Warming, but NBC Won’t Acknowledge It | Alternet

Bitter Cold Makes PyeongChang Olympics a Little Too Wintry | Time

Valentines Day used to be a warm day in the US, but temperatures have declined and the frequency of warm weather has dropped off sharply over the past century.

The two warmest Valentines Days were 1921 and 1954, with temperatures into the 60s and 70s well into the northern states.

February 12 afternoon temperatures have been declining for a century.

The areal coverage of February 12th warmth peaked in 1938, and was at a low in 2010.

On February 12, 1938 Texas was 86F, Florida was 83F, Georgia was 81F, Louisiana Mississippi and Oklahoma were 80F, Alabama and Arizona were 79F, Arkansas Illinois and Indiana were 78F, Kansas New Mexico and South Carolina were 77F, Colorado and Tennessee were 76F, Kentucky and Nebraska were 74F, and Missouri was 73F. If we experienced temperatures that warm now, experts would be 97% certain it was due to elevated atmospheric CO2 levels.

The coral reefs along the Yucatan are in bad shape, and have degraded significantly over the past decade.  I have spoken with lots of local people (including naturalists) about this, and none of them mentioned anything about climate. They blame snorkelers, pollution and most of all sunscreen oils from snorkelers who swarm the reefs.

It is sad hearing about how vibrant the reefs here used to be, and seeing how much they have deteriorated.