we had it soooo bad inna 70s!! you kids just dont know how good wedda is deze days!!!

[MrPosti...@kymhorsell.com]

1970s 2000s
(US avg annual value for the decade)

weather fatalities 32 642
$bn disasters 3.0 5.9 CPI adj, 1980s
weather damage 5.969 8.528 CPI adj $bns, 1980s
wind storms 1871 17273
hail storms 1100 13738
tornadoes 871 1297 all scales
maj tornadoes 69 35 >= EF3
tornado tracks 868 1229 width >= 10ft
precip 747.3 696.1 US48
precip 1317 1285 Fla
precip 487.6 478.6 Calif
precip 416.1 356.6 Mont
fire area 1003465 1144943 US48, 1990s
fire area 138892 173390 Fla, 1990s
fire area 355504 351108 Cal, 1990s
fire area 97254 159714 Mont, 1990s
atm CO2 327 378 MLO ppmv
NH avg temps -.055 +.700 GISTEMP degC rel ~1950s

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GuardianLive @guardianlive Apr 22
"How do you deal with a climate change denier?"
@GretaThunberg "I don't".
Audience roars and cheers!
#YouthStrike4Climate pic.twitter.com/hBvFgFg82N

Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann Apr 17
Replying to @citizenservant @EcoSenseNow and 6 others
Never argue with clowns. Hire them for birthday parties sure, but don't
bother trying to discuss science with them...

[Dunning-Kruger Effect:]
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Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk 11 Jun 2019 12:30Z
June #Climate Chaos So Far:
*India* burns as record 50C heat grips 700m people
*China* Record rainfall hits 2m people, entire town submerged under 2m of water
*US* Record floods in Midwest, Southeast; Alaska sea ice melting 2 months early
*Finland* never hotter so early in summer
pic.twitter.com/lQaUlwhqqu

Al Jazeera Weather @AJEWeather 11 Jun 2019 13:25Z
Europe has been dealing with strong storms lately and Steff @WeatherSteff
has some images coming out of Germany of the damage coming up at 1325G
on aje.io/rhmlz

Al Jazeera Weather @AJEWeather 11 Jun 2019 13:27Z
India's western state of Gujarat is preparing for Cyclone Vayu's landfall
late Wed

AccuWeather @breakingweather 11 Jun 2019 13:49Z
Parts of western India are bracing for impacts from strengthening Cyclone
Vayu, which is expected to slam into the country early Thu:
ow.ly/tGI550uBoE4 pic.twitter.com/G2aLw0H7SX

NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites 11 Jun 2019 15:50Z
#GOESWest spotted solar panels sparkling in the sunlight across parts of
California and Nevada on June 9, 2019. Solar panels reflect a lot of light
in the shortwave infrared bands, so that makes them stand out against the
landscape. More imagery: go.usa.gov/xmuHg pic.twitter.com/caQEHda8Kg

Jon Stewart excoriates lawmakers for skipping hearing on 9/11 victim fund |
TheHill
The Hill, 11 Jun 2019 17:12Z
Jon Stewart on Tue torched lawmakers in emotional testimony for failing
to attend a Sept 11th Victim Compensation Fund hearing, calling it ...

Russian reporter Ivan Golunov has 'fake' charges dropped following media
backlash
ABC News, 11 Jun 2019 17:46Z
Russian police abruptly drop drugs charges against journalist Ivan Golunov
in the face of anger from supporters threatening a mass protest, who allege
he was framed for reporting on corruption.

Another One Nation MP quits to go it alone, citing party 'frustrations'
ABC News, 11 Jun 2019 18:45Z
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has been hit by another MP defection, with
one of its 3 West Australian parliamentarians quitting to sit as an
independent.

[Projection 101:]
Trump says 'devalued' currencies put US at a disadvantage and the Fed
doesn't have a 'clue'
CNBC, 11 Jun 2019
President Donald Trump said Tue that the USD is at a
disadvantage compared with other major currencies like the euro as central
banks keep interest ...

Flu not the only illness to worry about this winter, with croup and
pneumonia also on rise
ABC/7.30, 11 Jun 2019 19:44Z
Health authorities are warning there has been a spike in both pneumonia and
the childhood condition croup in recent months, and the flu might to be blame.

NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites 11 Jun 2019 19:51Z
A plume of Saharan dust reaches beyond the Republic of Cabo Verde,
which is located off the coast of northwest Africa, and across the
tropical North Atlantic Ocean in this #NOAA20 image from June 10,
2019. More imagery: go.usa.gov/xmuSN pic.twitter.com/WD9JcrNDq9

Will Adani be the 'ice-breaker' for 6 more proposed Galilee mines?
ABC News, 11 Jun 2019 19:52Z
Mining lobbyists and environmentalists say a go-ahead for Adani
tomorrow would be monumental for the Galilee Basin, possibly paving
the way for 6 other mines in the region but analysts say some
projects may not be viable.

[Finally!]
Flying taxis head to Melbourne as Uber Air trial announced
ABC News, 11 Jun 2019 19:55Z
The global ridesharing giant says it will use a fleet of vertical
take-off and landing aircraft to connect transport hubs like airports
and CBD sites, using car park roofs and existing helipads to run the service.

'Worst in living memory': Qld farmer spends $800,000 carting water
QLD Country Hour, 12 Jun 2019 06:29:50
A horror summer season has seen fruit and vegetable growers in
Queensland go to extraordinary lengths to grow crops.

Australian winter crop to bounce back
ABC Goldfields, 11 Jun 2019 20:09Z
After a disastrous season last year, the national winter crop is set
to rise significantly as rains arrive in WA, the national forecaster says.

Peter Gleick @PeterGleick 11 Jun 2019 22:03Z
The newest US defense report on the threat of #climatechange (released June
2019 for the Dept. of Defense Arctic Strategy) was required by the "John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act." Did Trump's staff put a tarp
over it to hide it from him? gleick.com/blog/a-history#

NWS Severe Tstorm @NWSSevereTstorm 11 Jun 2019 22:59Z
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Kansas, Oklahoma
and TX until 11 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/ejLcNPTGbP
[No tornado reports have been registered at the NOAA for 48 hrs; but that
may be about to change].

AccuWeather @breakingweather 11 Jun 2019 23:58Z
Strengthening Cyclone Vayu is expected to be the equivalent of a Category 1
hurricane when it slams into Gujarat in western India early on Thu:
ow.ly/Glvr50uBTvr pic.twitter.com/38FNkfqBjQ

You are ingesting one teaspoon of microplastic a week, study finds
ABC Newcastle, 11 Jun 2019 23:59Z
At a conservative estimate, people around the world are consuming a
credit card's-worth of microplastic every week, according to a new study.

Another below-avg year for wheat, canola
ABC News, 12 Jun 2019 00:46Z
ABARE says this is the 3rd straight year of below normal wheat
production for Australia. The organisation has just cut forecasts
another 11%. While winter wheat was about average low fall rain in the
major growing states puts the industry on a track for below-avg 12m output.

Peter Gleick @PeterGleick 12 Jun 2019 0:46Z
Not only did today's California heat wave break temperatures records, it
shattered them by as much as 18°F. #climatecrisis
twitter.com/NWSBayArea/sta# <https://t.co/oJPXO5b433>