“The US government forecaster has issued its most definitive report since first raising the El Niño alert three months ago, forecasting a weak phenomenon that will last until the Northern Hemisphere spring.“
Hmm… maybe. Time will tell what forecasters can’t but we are still not very good at predicting ENSO phases and events. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate Change
Tagged drought, El Niño, El Niño Southern Oscillation, ENSO, flood
A paper published in the Journal of Climate finds regional precipitation trends from 1977-2006 were related to natural variability of sea surface temperatures, not man-made greenhouse gases or aerosols. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged climate research, drought, flood, weather superstition
Levees protecting most of the city of Sacramento and 15 other areas of the Central Valley were declared today to have failed federal maintenance criteria. As a result, they are no longer eligible for federal rebuilding funds in the event of a levee breach. Continue reading
Shanghai is the most vulnerable major city in the world to serious flooding, a study suggests. Continue reading
All homeowners will be forced to pay more for their house insurance to repair flood damage to properties in high-risk areas under government plans. Continue reading
Wet weather averts drought risk in England – Rains recharge ground water levels, but engineers say compulsory meters with differential pricing is a must for water conservation Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Water scarcity
Tagged drought, flood, weather superstition
It has become quite deliberate government policy to keep Britain short of water. The explanation for this baffling volte-face lies in a “Communication” issued in 2007 by the European Commission “addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union”. This document was based on the belief that Europe was facing a water crisis due to global warming. Continue reading
Development of endemic weather forecasting and extreme event warning is excellent but paying attention to IPCC fantasies is a really bad idea. Work with real problems and not those generated by PlayStation® Climatology. Continue reading
The heavy rain looks set continue for yet another month as the wettest April ever recorded is followed by an equally miserable May. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged climate hysteria, climate models, drought, flood, weather superstition
Parts of Britain were on “high alert” for floods again Tuesday after a night of torrential downpours as Met Office figures showed April was the wettest on record. Continue reading
The wet weather will continue to the end of this month, including floods and storms, according to the Met Office, potentially making it one of the wettest Aprils on record. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged climate fraud, climate hysteria, drought, flood, weather superstition
Venetians have been coping with tidal flooding, or “acqua alta,” for centuries. A recent study suggests the problem may be worsening faster than previously believed. Continue reading
“Water risk” is basically a lack of infrastructure and development but warmists see it differently: Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Development, Water scarcity
Tagged climate hysteria, dams, drought, flood, infrastructure, weather superstition
The sea level in the world’s oceans is rising due to global warming and the gradual melting of the Earth’s ice cover. However, predictions of massive flooding of coastal areas in a hundred years from now is a rather gloomy fantasy, believe scientists from Columbia University who have recently published an article on this matter in the Naturemagazine. Continue reading
The cost of decent cover for your home is set to soar, as climate change pushes up the twin risks of flooding and subsidence. Continue reading
One dry year was evidence enough of man-made warming for David Karoly in 2003: Continue reading
TIM Flannery, Australia’s Chief Climate Commissioner, once declared that “even the rain that falls will not fill up the dams”. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged drought, El Niño, El Niño Southern Oscillation, ENSO, flood, La Niña
BoltA hold the warmists’ feet to the fire over their idiotic “predictions” and scare campaigns Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged dioxycarbophobia, drought, flood, PlayStation® climatology, warmist propaganda
After a punishing period of drought, which plagues Australia and always has, Australian farmers are enjoying some the all-too-rare good times. Continue reading
