Daily Archives: July 7, 2013

I attended the 1970 Wimbledon final with my father, between Ken Rosewall and John Newcombe. At the time it was the longest match in Wimbledon history. The weather was hot and the grass was completely brown that summer. Today’s match is … Continue reading →

Droughts, wildfires, floods, storms: Climate change appears to be exacerbating these phenomena around the world. And in the United States, at least, preparations for the impact of global warming on our lives are paltry. Global warming causes extreme weather! If history … Continue reading →

04 Jul 1936 – WIMBLEDON FINAL. PERRY RETAINS TITLE. Von Cramm … In July, 1936 Fred Perry won the men’s final at Wimbledon. That was the last time a Brit won. July, 1936 was also the hottest month in US … Continue reading →

One hundred years ago this week, Death Valley California experienced the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth. July 8-14, 1913 recorded temperatures of 128, 129, 134, 129, 130, 131 and 127. docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-01-0010.pdf According to NASA’s crack global warming team, 1913 … Continue reading →

10-Day Precipitation Outlook for the Conterminous U.S. Flagstaff, Arizona has had 2.5 inches of rain so far in July, with several more inches in the forecast. It has been almost exactly two years since Joe Romm declared the beginning of … Continue reading →

Sea ice area is above normal in the Beaufort Sea, and unprecedented below freezing temperatures are forecast for most of the rest of the July. 10-Day Temperature Outlook Children just won’t know what Arctic alarmism is.

The main bill in Oregon’s Legislature to address global warming is coming down to the wire. Senate Bill 488 would lift a 2015 sunset date for Oregon’s “clean fuel” program, which aims to cut the carbon in car and truck fuel … Continue reading →

Islamic extremists have killed 29 students and one teacher in an attack on a boarding school in north-east Nigeria. Survivors being treated for burn and gunshots wounds say some students were burned alive in the pre-dawn attack on Government secondary school … Continue reading →

According to the WMO, the rate of sea level rise doubled right when sea level monitoring satellites went up. Sea levels rose at 3 millimeters (0.12 inch) a year, almost double the 20th-century rate of 1.6 millimeters a year. UN … Continue reading →