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Self-Proclaimed Skeptic Says Ice Free Arctic By 2016

The trajectory is towards summers of an ice free Arctic Ocean within the next 5 to 15 years. When the Arctic is ice free in the summers, that will be a new environment for Greenland. When all the air masses … Continue reading

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“Con-Ed says Lower Manhattan flooding less than expected”

No doubt Joe Romm will apologize for shouting fire in a crowded theater. Aug 28 (Reuters) – New York power utility Consolidated Edison (ED.N) said on Sunday it hasn’t made a final decision on whether to cut power to Lower … Continue reading

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These Events Are Consistent With Normal Weather On Earth

Puffington Host logic. I started noticing that there are a lot of babies around -  after I started paying attention to babies. This proves that there has been an increase in the number of babies. Some of the early effects … Continue reading

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Leading Arctic Researcher Shows That Glacial Melt Slowed Substantially Since 1952

Reader Kevin O’Neill brought this to my attention. Leading Arctic expert William Carlson said that glaciers in Norway and Alaska lost half their size during the fifty years before 1952. Had that rate of loss continued, there would have been … Continue reading

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CO2 Causing The Missouri River To Dry Up

CO2 causes the Missouri River to be very wet and very dry. August 31, 2005 When a severe drought in the Midwest dropped water levels in the Missouri River to their lowest on record earlier this summer, the reason was … Continue reading

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Treehugger : “Arctic Sea Ice Melt On Track To Set New Record Low in 2011″

Arctic Sea Ice Melt On Track To Set New Record Low in 2011 by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY on 07.19.11 http://www.treehugger.com http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/extent/AMSRE_Sea_Ice_Extent.png

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We Can See The Future – But Only The Very Distant Future

Sea level may not go up much any time soon. The Arctic may go through a decade or so without melting any more, temperatures may be going down. But in about 50 years the $hit is really going to hit … Continue reading

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Medieval Drought and Temperatures in Southwestern North America

No doubt this year’s drought is much worse than the century long drought of the 12th century. Medieval Drought and Temperatures in Southwestern North America The medieval period was characterized by widespread and regionally severe, sustained drought in western North … Continue reading

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Ice Free Arctic Forecasts

Scientists ranting about an ice free Arctic is a psychosis that has been going on for almost as long as there have been scientists. http://news.google.com/newspapers http://soa.arcus.org/ NASA climate scientist Jay Zwally said: “At this rate, the Arctic Ocean could be … Continue reading

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Extreme Drought In Texas

Extreme drought occurs in Texas during more than 25% of years. Below are all the years since 1900 which experienced Palmer Drought Index extreme drought for at least one month during the year. 1910, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1934, 1935, … Continue reading

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