Friday, November 23, 2012

Dirty Weather In 1703 | Real Science
The Great Storm of 1703 is arguably the most severe storm or natural disaster ever recorded in the southern part of Britain. It affected southern England and the English Channel. A 120-mph (193-km/h) perfect hurricane, it started on 24 November, and did not die down until 2 December 1703.
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At sea, many ships (many returning from helping the King of Spain fight the French in the War of the Spanish Succession) were wrecked, including HMS Resolution at Pevensey and on the Goodwin Sands, HMS Stirling Castle, HMS Northumberland and HMS Restoration, with about 1,500 seamen killed particularly on the Goodwins. Between 8,000 – 15,000 lives were lost overall.
1903 : 6,000,000 Acre Fire In Texas | Real Science
This came a few weeks after massive flooding in New York And New Jersey
Thanksgiving 1932 Hurricane Killed 2,500 People | Real Science
Climate experts tell us that hurricanes didn’t used to happen so late in the year, because they have the IQ of an amoeba.
Dirty Weather In 1894 | Real Science
Climate experts tell us that hurricanes didn’t used to happen in October, and particularly as far north as New Jersey. That is why parts of Newfoundland were wiped off the map in October, 1894.
Undertsanding The Difference Between Weather Vs. Climate | Real Science
The northeastern US was 2-6 degrees above normal last November. This was a climate phenomenon due to missing Arctic ice and is representative of the whole planet.

The northeastern US is 2-6 degrees below normal this November. This is also due to missing Arctic ice, but is just weather and represents only a tiny percentage of the planet.

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