Devastating cold ahead, says reader
“EXCEEDING the cold blast of April 2007 that decimated agriculture across the eastern half of the country from Arkansas to South Carolina,” says reader Caroline Snyder. “Devastating! Unprecedented!...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall on Honduras-Guatemala border – Video
Hail and snow in Irazu National Park, Costa Rica, 10 degrees north of theequator. See several other videos:...
View ArticleMexico’s El Popo erupts yet again – Video
Huge explosion – Strongest in three years Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Sunday. (No reporter narration in video). El Popo began producing powerful...
View ArticleSnowfall and blizzards for the Urals, Siberia and the Far East
Heavy snowfall blocks Magadan highway ____________________________ From 5 to 8 April 2016 heavy wet snow and blizzards will hit parts of Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Tyva, Yakutia, Perm, Trans-Baikal...
View ArticleCentral New York snowfall record shattered
The beginning of a trend? __________________________________________________________ Sunday’s 6.6 inches of snowfall sets a new record for the snowiest April 3 ever in Syracuse, New York, more than...
View ArticleRecord cold across Southern and Northeastern Ontario
Temperatures plummet – More typical of mid-winter on April 5. The cold can be blamed on a combination of a weakening El Niño and polar vortex coming down south, said Environment Canada Meteorologist...
View ArticleRussia – Unexpected blizzard in Bratsk
6 Apr 2016 – An unexpected early April blizzard yesterday presented an unpleasant surprise for people in Bratsk (Irkutsk region). With the streets buried in the wet snow, motorists had to maneuver...
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Coldest since the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
A 142-year monthly April record shattered in Concord, New Hampshire. Not just for the day, but for the entire month of April. The temperature on Tuesday morning dipped to a bone-chilling 4 degrees...
View ArticleRecord snow in New York city – Only the fourth snowfall EVER in April
Syracuse, York, almost tripled its daily snowfall record on April 3rd with 16.8 cm of snow. This far exceeds the 6 cm that fell in 1937. And it is only the fourth snowfall ever recorded in the month of...
View ArticleRecord cold headed for Midwest, East yet again – Video
“The cold will threaten blossoming fruit and ornamental trees,” says accuweather.com. “More typical of early February than early April.” Second time in less than a week. One to three inches of snow is...
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Right and Wrong Business Models
Never-ending tax subsidies Right and Wrong Business Models Never-ending tax subsidies By Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser (Semi-satirical) 8 April 2016 The authorities are ever so concerned about the well-being...
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Hard freeze expected this weekend
Killing freeze likely for sensitive crops such as fruit trees and berries as far south as the Carolinas Temperatures will drop into the teens in the Carolina mountains and into the 20s...
View ArticleRussia – Snowfall and blizzards continue
8 Apr 2016 – The snowfall and blizzards in Siberia, the Urals and the Far East will continue until 11 April. Due to bad weather this coming weekend, difficulties may arise on federal highways in the...
View ArticleVenezuela President tells women to stop using hairdryers to save electricity
Also gives state employees Fridays off for two months as one measure to offset a crippling electricity shortage. Nicolas Maduro suggested other ways to save power, including cutting appliance use and...
View ArticleThe De-Industrial Revolution
“Some frosty night, lights will go out, trains will stop and “Earth Hour” will last until dawn.” The D-I Revolution Relying on expensive, subsidised, intermittent energy By Viv Forbes The industrial...
View ArticleDeep-sixing another useful climate myth
“In much of Europe, electricity prices have risen 50% or more over the past decade, leaving many unable to afford proper wintertime heat, and causing thousands to die.” – David Legates...
View ArticleMethane mendacity – and madness
“This smells like fraud. ” – Paul Driessen With the war on coal well underway, the Obama Administration has shifted its attention to natural gas – methane. This article by Paul Driessen examines this...
View ArticleApril Is Being Called The NEW DECEMBER for Toronto
In addition, Toronto set a record low for the day, dipping down to minus 9oC. This easily beat the old record of minus 7.2C set in 1985. 11 Apr 2016 – For the first time on record, April has been the...
View ArticleFreeze warning for Illinois
Not over yet! NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL MON APR 11 2016 FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT… TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. A FEW SHELTERED OR VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY DIP...
View ArticleWhere do Cruz and Trump Stand on Climate, Energy?
Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz are the only presidential candidates remaining in either party’s primaries who completed a questionnaire from the American Energy Alliance. Both men reject imposing a...
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