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Guest post by Larry Hamlin In light of all the climate alarmist hype surrounding Hurricane Helene (and even more Milton-related hype), it seems appropriate to introduce you all to the fourth major hurricane of 1916, the one that preceded Hurricane Helene's visit to Asheville in 2024 Before, the title is shown below, and the WUWT article is here. NOAA's 1916 Atlantic hurricane season results data are shown below and can be found here. The 1916 Asheville Major Hurricane is number four on the list, at a time when hurricanes had no names and there were no satellites, hurricane hunter aircraft…

Kamala Harris is a car liberal, or so she thinks. [emphasis, links added] “Contrary to the advice of my opponents, I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive,” the vice president said at a campaign event in Michigan the other day. However, she would favor regulations that would revolutionize the mix of gasoline-powered and electric vehicles made in the United States, regardless of what consumers want. The Biden-Harris administration has been working to regulate the U.S. auto market to its liking. In 2023, the EPA proposed regulations for electric vehicles to account for 67% of…

Author: Terry Spencer and Haven DalyTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton weakened slightly Tuesday but remained a violent storm that could deliver a once-in-a-century direct hit to the densely populated Tampa Bay area, bringing towering of storm surge, and has the ability to reduce the ruins caused by Helen's destruction to ashes.Much of Florida's west coast is under a hurricane or tropical storm warning as the system and its 150 mph (240 kph) winds spin near Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, crawl toward the coast and draw in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico Absorb energy from it. Hurricane warnings…

Associated Press reportLess than two weeks after Hurricane Helen battered the Florida coastline, Milton intensified into a major hurricane heading toward the state.The system is threatening the densely populated Tampa metropolitan area, which has a population of more than 3.3 million people, and threatens the same stretch of coastline that was struck by Helen.Traffic was heavy on northbound Interstate 75 Tuesday as evacuees fled ahead of Milton. Staff were also busy cleaning up the debris left behind by Helen.Follow AP's tropical weather coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/weather.A man boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton, Monday, October 7,…

Billionaire and liberal activist Tom Steyer's green investment firm Galvanize Climate Solutions announced on Sunday that President Joe Biden's former climate czar John Kerry has stopped working even as the government continues to hand out billions of dollars in green subsidies. Join the company. [emphasis, links added] Kerry, who resigned as the White House's U.S. climate envoy in January, will become co-executive chairman of Galvanize, which manages a fund of more than $1 billion and specializes in “creating long-term value from energy.” The manuscript is called. While Kerry served as the White House's top climate diplomat, Biden's Inflation Reduction Act…

The Trudeau government cabinet wants to rename “inflation” to “hot inflation” to “persuade Canadians to link the rising cost of living to climate change.” [emphasis, links added] According to Blacklocks Reporter, the Privy Council Office convened a focus group (apparently funded by taxpayers) in April to test the labels “climate inflation” and “heat inflation.” No one in the focus group had heard of these terms; “Participants were told that ‘heat inflation’ refers to the extreme heat caused by climate change that makes food and other items more expensive, while ‘climate inflation’ is a broader term that encompasses all the ways…

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene arrived in Florida, the state must prepare for Hurricane Milton, which is set to hit this week.Milton has weakened slightly but is still a fierce storm that could deliver a once-in-a-century direct hit to Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing densely populated areas with towering storm surges and turning Helen's fragments into Projectiles.This is something Marylanders should know.When did Milton land?Milton is expected to arrive on Florida's west coast later Wednesday. At that time, it is expected to become a Category 3 storm with winds of 111 to 129 mph.The hurricane was still offshore…

A recent CNN article stated, “People move to Asheville to escape extreme weather. They forget their tragic history,” claiming that Asheville, North Carolina, recently suffered damage in the wake of Hurricane Helene It has suffered catastrophic floods and was once considered a “climate paradise” but is now suffering the effects of extreme weather due to climate change. [emphasis, links added] This is wrong. It’s a confusing article, flashing back and forth between accurate depictions of historical floods and false climate claims. in the end, The CNN article shows that the harm caused by Helen is nothing new to Asheville. It…

Guest post by Kip Hansen – October 7, 2024 – 1300 words/7 minutes If you haven't read Roger Pielke Jr.'s substack The Honest Broker, you should. I do, and I'm a paying subscriber – not because I always agree with him on climate change (that's my opinion) sometimes do), but because he is an honest and hard-working scientist on policy and one of the most effective public voices of climate skepticism and climate realism (although I doubt he would see it that way.) Here's a quote from his latest effort”Weaponizing peer review”: “Imagining peer review as the arbiter of good…

Climate change is exacerbating heat waves, hurricanes and wildfires. Which danger affects you the most depends on luck and geography. One of the increasingly worrying impacts in western North America and beyond is wildfire smoke. This smoke isn't just a nuisance. It also poses a major threat to many aspects of health – not just humans, but the atmosphere, animals and plants. These articles can help you understand what the risks are, why they are risks, and what you can do to reduce them for yourself and your family. They may also surprise you with smoke effects you may not…