Our recent unusual weather has made me think about this a lot. The natural weather rhythms I’ve grown to used to during my 30 years as a meteorologist have become significantly disrupted over the past few years. Many of Earth’s major atmospheric circulation patterns have seen significant shifts and unprecedented behavior; new patterns that were unknown have emerged, and extreme weather events were incredibly intense and numerous during 2010 – 2011.
People who lie about history are the true deniers..
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I’d say something about Masters but that first grade adage of having nothing good to say about someone prevents me from doing so.
Two hurricanes, 12 days apart (Carol and Edna), one major, hit New England in 1954. Later that same season, Hurricane Hazel made landfall on the North Carolina coast as a CAT 4, brought sustained hurricane force winds to Washington, DC and as far north as Ontario.
Two hurricanes 5 days apart (Connie and Diane) made landfall in North Carolina during 1955, causing catastrophic flooding throughout the Northeast.
Two major hurricanes in 1933 hit within 24 hours. One struck Texas, the other Florida. That was two weeks after another hurricane caused major damage from Norfolk to DC.
Two separate major hurricanes in 1894, one near Savannah, GA and one in Louisiana, each killed over 1,000 people. Another major hurricane hit SC later that same season. Yet another hurricane made a direct hit on NYC killing close to 40.
Two catastrophic hurricanes ten years apart hit the thriving port town of Indianola, Texas. After the second hurricane in 1886, it was never rebuilt.
Just more examples of extreme and unusual weather that never used to happen.
I did not spend much of my life reading about weather history because it is boring.
One needs to realize that weather and climate fluctuations occur over time spans that rival or exceed the duration of one’s professional career or lifetime. Memories are biased, and based on only the experience in one location (i.e. where you live). These scientists need to spend more time reading the historical record rather than using flawed proxy data, adjusting past thermometer records without documenting rationale in a clear transparent manner, and stop confusing association/correlation with cause-and-effect.