What If People Were As Stupid In 1886 As They Are Now? | Real Science
In 1886, the US was hit by an incredible seven hurricanes, including two major hurricanes.Twitter / RogerPielkeJr: Sandy wasn't actually a hurricane ...
Suppose that some snake oil salesman named Hames Jansen had been running around the country in 1886 claiming that he could prevent hurricanes by having everyone give up coal and oil.
The consequences would have been catastrophic had people been stupid enough to listen to Dr. Hames Jansen.
Sandy wasn't actually a hurricane at landfall, and that will cost insurers/save homeowners a lot: http://money.msn.com/saving-money-tips/post.aspx?post=41b5e2ac-3a6c-45b3-9f17-392fcb0bae16 … HTTwitter / algore: Setting up a @reddit AMA session ...@RyanMaue
Setting up a @reddit AMA session to discuss #Sandy, the climate crisis & @climatereality's 24 Hours of Reality. More details coming soon.Twitter / enviroblack: Kudos to Bloomberg ...
Kudos to Bloomberg http://bbc.in/TWX6FN - presumably the 70% of Americans concerned about climate change will vote as he suggests [If Obama gets 70% of the popular vote, I'll eat Richard Black's hat]Twitter / RogerPielkeJr: From 1940-1972 US exceeded ...
From 1940-1972 US exceeded $20B in normalized hurricane damage every 3 years on avg, from 1980-2012 exceeded $20B every 5 years on avg
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