Bummer: It’s Not Your Fault For The Summer Heat Wave

Those of us who did not live in Climate Cult World® understand that the actions of Mankind have little effect on things like the current summer heat wave…remember when the Warmists said weather was not climate?…, and here’s some proof

It’s not climate change that’s causing heat waves this summer but no one wants to explain why

Every summer, heat waves inevitably hit the U.S. and other parts of the world, causing climate alarmists and left-leaning media outlets to demand dramatic, disastrous changes to the global energy system. Unfortunately, this summer is no different.

On Tuesday, U.S. media outlets published a wave of stories about supposedly “historic” heat waves in Europe and North America. For example, The Washington Post published an article titled “Heat waves in U.S., Europe ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds.”

Similarly, Axios published a story titled “Historic and enduring U.S. heat wave, by the numbers.”

Although certain parts of the U.S. have undoubtedly experienced strong heat waves this summer, there’s no reason to believe these weather events are evidence that the world is hurtling toward a climate change catastrophe. In fact, the best available evidence suggests that heat waves recorded a century ago were more problematic than anything we’re seeing today.

Government researchers have been tracking heat waves for more than 100 years. According to data from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, which is made available by the Environmental Protection Agency, the annual heat wave index for the contiguous 48 states was substantially higher in the 1930s than at any point in recent years. In some years in the 1930s, it was four times greater or even more.

Well, I don’t remember that personally, but, I remember having some much warmer summers with a lot more humidity. And, Raleigh typically has 5-6 100 degree days (not including heat index) per year. Over the past 6-7 years we’ve only had one to two 100 degree days.

Additionally, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a large database of daily temperatures that goes back to 1948. NOAA used 1,066 weather stations located across the U.S. to collect this data.

According to NOAA, huge swaths of the U.S. have experienced a significant decrease in abnormally hot days recorded since 1948, especially in the Midwest and northern and eastern Texas.

I do believe that part of the concern is the warmer nights, which occurs more from the Urban Heat Island effect than any sort of anthropogenic global warming. Lower level air pollution does help trap the heat that should radiate away, and the roads and buildings are holding more heat.

Meteorologist Anthony Watts, who works with me as a senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, analyzed NOAA’s data in detail and found that 81% of the weather stations used in NOAA’s database reported that since 1948 there has been “either a decrease or no change in the number of unusually hot days.”

If the available data so clearly reveal that there is no heat-wave crisis, why are media outlets suggesting the opposite is true? The answer is sloppy, irresponsible media reporting, combined with cherry-picked data.

No, sorry, I have to disagree with Justin Haskins: the reason is that the Credentialed Media is full of Progressives who push the line about climate doom in order to institute more control over citizens. Period. This is all intentional. They’ve been given their marching orders and they follow them like any rabid cultists. Perhaps Justin didn’t want to assign nefarious intentions to the media, but, I damned sure will after watching them all these years, and the ones providing the talking points, even the scientists, have ulterior and even nefarious intentions.

Anyhow, there’s lots more at the story, worth the read.

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Biden’s DOJ Demands Texas Remove Rio Grande River Barrier

The Biden admin cares more about protecting illegal aliens than American citizens. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s watched the Democratic Party for decades

DOJ asks judge to order Abbott to start Rio Grande floating barrier removal

spite houseThe Justice Department on Wednesday filed paperwork asking a judge to order Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to take action and have the floating barrier in the Rio Grande removed.

In a 21-page filing, attorneys for the DOJ have asked for the court to order two things: that the state remove the current floating barrier and any infrastructure used to anchor it, and that the state stop installing any further barriers while the case proceeds.

In its brief, the government claims the floating barrier has caused international concern.

“Texas’s construction of the Floating Barrier has already substantially harmed the United States’ foreign relations with Mexico,” the filing reads. “On numerous occasions since late June, the Government of Mexico has lodged protests with the United States, including at the highest diplomatic levels, regarding Texas’s deployment of the Floating Barrier.”

International concern? That’s their excuse? The thing they should be concerned with is protected American citizens and sovereignty. That’s it. Sure, we’d like good relations with Mexico, so, perhaps they could stop the foreign invaders from passing through Mexico, stop sending their own illegals, deal with the cartels, and work to stop the drug and trafficked children and women flow.

The Justice Department also argues that Texas is in violation of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA), by building the barrier in the river without federal authorization. DOJ also cited safety concerns as a reason they’re asking for the rulings.

On one hand, that is an international boundary, so, should the federal government have priority? On the other hand, it also borders the state of Texas, which has every right to protect it’s statehood when the federal government refuses to do the job. Brandon said the border wasn’t open, yet, he’s doing everything possible to make sure it’s open. Should be some interesting arguments in court.

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Climate Crisis (scam) Lawsuits Skyrocket Over Last 5 Years

The Warmists cannot get their agenda truly passed in lawmaking bodies, even in a lot of states, and nations, run by hardcore leftists, so, attempt to sue and have courts create law. Even though most of these Warmists do not practice what they preach

Climate change lawsuits more than double in 5 years as impacts hit home

The number of court cases related to climate change has more than doubled in five years as impacts ranging from shrinking water resources to dangerous heatwaves hit home for millions, a report said on Thursday.

Some 2,180 climate-related lawsuits have been filed across 65 jurisdictions over the past five years, according to the report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and New York’s Columbia University, which tracks ongoing climate cases in a global database.

As of 2017, there were just 884 cases documented in 24 jurisdictions, the report said.

“We’re seeing a huge increase in the number of cases,” said Maria Antonia Tigre, a senior fellow in global climate litigation at Columbia’s Sabin Center, who said the number of cases filed per year has doubled in the past five years.

While the United States still dominates with more than 1,500 cases, other countries are seeing increases. About 17 percent of cases have been filed in developing countries, according to the report, with rainforest-rich Brazil and Indonesia among the countries seeing the most.

Sadly, I never read about the opposing lawyers, or the judges, asking if the plaintiffs have done things like giving up their own use of fossil fuels.

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If All You See…

…is weird lighting from having too much carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Real Climate Science, with a post on the real ocean temperatures.

I’m not sure why you’d want to put flower all over yourself to take some selfies, but, whatever.

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It Begins: Rep Ken Buck Says Impeachment Talk Is A “Distraction”

When the Democrats were talking about impeaching Trump both times there was no dissent, at least that you heard. All but a couple of Democrats voted to impeach Donald Trump. But, this is the Republican party, and there are always squishes to make things more difficult. Impeaching Biden should be a slam dunk: the guy is a stonecold scumbag and criminal. It should be easy to put articles of impeachment out for a vote after a hearing. Obviously, Democrats won’t vote for it in the Senate, but, the GOP could impeach him in the House. But, we have squishes

GOP Rep. Buck Accuses Speaker McCarthy of Pushing ‘Impeachment Theater

Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was attempting “impeachment theater” to distract voters from the upcoming appropriations bills.

Anchor Dana Bash said, “Let’s talk about the impeachment. Do you think it could be a political game and why do you believe that Speaker McCarthy in the last 24, 36 hours has begun to lean more into the notion of opening an impeachment inquiry?”

Buck said, “Well, this is impeachment theater. We right now are starting the appropriations process, and there is no consensus on the Republican side about what the number should be. Kevin McCarthy promised when he was running for speaker one set of numbers, and then he made an agreement with President Biden for the debt ceiling increase on another set of numbers.”

He added, “So right now, he has got to convince the public that he’s credible and that Republicans have a duty to follow him. The party itself is not in agreement and we’re going to have some real trouble passing appropriations bills.”

Now, Buck does vote Conservative. He has a better record than some, including Ted Cruz, Tim Scott, and Rand Paul. However, like many Republicans, he can get all sorts of squishy on issues where he might look bad in the Credentialed Media. Someone should ask Buck straight up if he would vote to impeach Biden. You know he has enough information to make a decision. But right now he’s calling impeachment a shiny object

Bash asked, “Do you believe there is any reason why the House Republican majority should open an inquiry right now other than politics?”

Buck said, “I don’t think it’s responsible for us to talk about impeachment when you start raising the I-word, it sends a message to the public and it sets expectations. I do think that what’s going on in the Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee is absolutely fair and is part of our responsibility.”

Yeah, he uses some measured words. That said, you know there are more squishes in the GOP just like him.

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Washington Post Discovers The Urban Heat Island Effect

Meh, this is still probably all your fault

Where the most U.S. residents bake because of concrete and lack of trees

All U.S. cities experience some level of “heat island effect,” in which heat reflects off hard surfaces, intensifying the impact of the hottest days. But as climate change intensifies, nine U.S. cities are special islands unto themselves, according to an analysis released Wednesday that coincides with a heat wave enveloping much of the nation.

The nine — New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, San Antonio, San Diego, Phoenix and Detroit — each have more than 1 million residents enduring temperature increases of 8 degrees or more, because of the heat island effect. That’s according to Climate Central, a nonprofit science and news organization, which has sought to create a broad snapshot of the largest urban populations at risk.

“Anyone who steps out on a sunny sidewalk can feel the difference from when they are in their yard,” Jen Brady, Climate Central senior data analyst, said in an interview. “Obviously, in the city there’s fewer trees, fewer yards and more sunny sidewalks. Those places are going to be warmer. What we’ve tried to do with this analysis is quantify it.”

Forty-one million residents among all nine cities experience the temperature boost, some up to 10 degrees or more, exposing them to higher risks of heat-related illness and more expensive cooling costs, the study found. Climate Central’s analysis did not include demographic data, Brady said, but other organizations such as the D.C. Policy Center have conducted research showing that lower-income communities face disproportionate impact from the heat island effect, partly because their neighborhoods often lack trees.

It’s certainly factual that the Earth has warmed since around 1850, when the Little Ice Age ended. And, surely, some of it is caused globally by the release of greenhouse gases by Mankind. Yet, a goodly chunk of the warming, and perceived warming, goes to land use (you can’t cover up tons of land with pavement, concrete, and buildings without an effect) and the Urban Heat Island effect. And when that extra heat is measured along with the true warming it elevates what the real warming actually is.

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Anheuser-Busch Looks To Lay Off About 2% Of Workforce

It’s actually not a lot of direct employees, but, this will surely effect those who work with AB. First, though, let’s jump back about a week

(The Street) Anheuser-Busch Chief Executive Michel Doukeris has been in damage-control mode since the company decided to partner with the transgender social-media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. That deal — which was not a major promotion — blew up in the company’s face, leading to boycotts of its products. (snip)

Doukeris has basically admitted that the mistake his company made was doing something that made its product political. Past ads for Budweiser products generally leaned on Americana, sports, and the “fratty” humor that Heinerscheid wanted to get away from. (snip)

One challenge is what you call the misinformation and confusion that still exists. We will need to continue to clarify the fact that this was one can, one influencer, one post, and not a campaign and repeat this message for some time,” he said.

See, y’all are just confused about Bud Light giving a special can to a wacko who demeans actual women with his “girlhood act”, but, he’s missing how the marketing directer smeared the consumer base, and he and the rest have just continued digging that hole. Apologizing now is way too late. They just don’t get it. So

Anheuser-Busch to lay off employees after Bud Light loses spot as top-selling beer to Modelo in May

Beer maker Anheuser-Busch said Wednesday that it will lay off positions across its US corporate staff.

In a statement, an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson said the restructuring “will simplify and reduce layers within its organization.” The layoffs will not include frontline staff such as “brewery and warehouse staff, drivers, and field sales, among others.”

The job eliminations represent “less than 2%” of the Anheuser-Bush US employee population, the statement said. The company’s website says that it employs “more than 19,000 employees nationwide.” Two percent of that figure would number about 380 positions.

“Today we took the very difficult but necessary decision to eliminate a number of positions across our corporate organization,” said Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth. “While we never take these decisions lightly, we want to ensure that our organization continues to be set for future long-term success.”

It’s a shame that those folks are being laid off, you hate to see it, as well as all those others, like distributors, who are being affected, but, this was a self inflicted wound, and they keep inflicting it.

(Yahoo Finance) The CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD), the multinational brewing company behind Bud Light, is reportedly planning to go on a tour this summer to listen to consumers. But “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful, doesn’t believe it will turn things around.

“I don’t think that’s going to work,” O’Leary said in a recent interview with Fox Business. “He’s going to get an earful, there’s no question about it. The problem with that tour and that idea is it keeps it as a frontline press item.” (snip)

“Beer is a commodity, the only difference is brand, so you really have to protect your brand every way you can,” he said.

“If you don’t understand who’s buying your brand and you enrage them, which seems to be what happened here, you don’t know the outcome. And now we can measure it — 25% market share.”

That part about keeping it on the frontline is important. Bud Light should have just chilled, forget the advertising, forget about trying to woo the customers back, just go dark. No stupid grunting commercials or anything. Just let the whole issue die down and hope it blows over. A listening tour is exactly the wrong thing to do.

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This Summer Is What Climate (cult) Scientists Have Been Complaining About

See, they totally told you, and it is all your fault

This summer is what climate change looks like, scientists say

The blistering heat threatening lives and fueling wildfires across Southern Europe and North America this July would have been “virtually impossible” without man-made global warming, scientists said on Tuesday.

Their findings come as the planet’s ocean and land temperatures hit new records in recent weeks, with waters around Florida and the Mediterranean coast surpassing 30 degrees Celsius and parts of the Northern Hemisphere baking in heat of 45C or more.

Scientists have long warned climate change would make heat waves hotter, longer and more frequent. Tuesday’s study found that this month’s extreme temperatures are no longer an outlier now that humans have warmed the Earth by about 1.2C above pre-industrial levels.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day, as the saying goes. The climate cult fearmongers have been making doomy prognostications for decades, and virtually all of them have failed to materialize. But, now, you have a hot summer, mostly driven by El Nino (which they are trying to downplay), so, they are now saying “look, we were right all the time! Just because we gave a time frame of 100 years for this to happen is meaningless.” Nor do they mention that it is a pretty deep winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

In fact, “it could well be that this is what will be a cool summer in the future unless we rapidly stop burning fossil fuels,” said study co-author Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London. “This is not the new normal. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, we will see more and more of these extremes.”

And there you go, more doomsaying. They cannot help themselves.

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If All You See…

…is the need to live in the mountains to avoid sea rise, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Not A Lot Of People Know That, with a post wondering if ‘climate change’ is behind Greece’s wildfires.

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Judge Says Biden’s Asylum Policy Is Illegal

It’s the only policy Biden has that is somewhat responsible, so, of course a Leftist judge has ruled against it

Judge knocks down Biden’s asylum policy as illegal border crossings dip

illegal alien DemocratA federal judge Tuesday blocked the Biden administration’s new regulation restricting asylum-seekers, one that contributed to a severe drop in crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border over the past few months.

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, an Obama appointee in Oakland, Calif., knocked down the restrictions as “arbitrary and capricious,” while staying his ruling for 14 days to give the Biden administration an opportunity to appeal. Tigar also halted a similar measure — the Trump administration’s so-called transit ban — a few years ago, joking during last week’s hearing that he heard “2023 was going to be a big year for sequels.”

The judge’s 35-page ruling marks the latest legal hurdle facing the Biden administration’s immigration policy, which has faced multiple challenges from both ends of the political spectrum. Tigar’s decision jeopardizes the administration’s strictest deterrence measure to date and comes as illegal border crossings have plunged to their lowest level since President Joe Biden’s first full month in office.

Tigar detailed a series of legal faults with the Biden asylum rule, including its basis on outdated or inaccurate assumptions and that it was made available for public comment during an abbreviated 33-day window. The judge raised particular concern about the administration’s effort to require most asylum applicants to present themselves at established ports of entry, rather than claiming asylum after crossing between border posts.

“The Court concludes that the Rule is contrary to law because it presumes ineligible for asylum noncitizens who enter between ports of entry, using a manner of entry that Congress expressly intended should not affect access to asylum,” Tigar wrote.

The judge may be correct, because Congress writes a lot of dumb laws, and also writes a lot of laws without any idea what the effect will be because they do not read it, do not analyze it, and so many are just way too big. The Biden DOJ says they will appeal and defend the asylum rule. Will they defend it hard? Or, was this just Joe throwing something out there to appear to be Doing Something, possibly knowing that a judge would rule against it, considering that the same judge ruled against it under Trump?

Biden’s “asylum ban,” released in May and set to expire in two years, bars some migrants from applying for humanitarian protection if they cross the border illegally or fail to first apply for safe harbor while crossing through another country on the way to the U.S. The rule is not applied to certain migrants, including unaccompanied children, asylum-seekers who enter at a legal port of entry or those fleeing “imminent” harm.

It really should apply to every single “migrant”. And not applying it to those certain “migrants” just emboldens them to show up in mass and send their children on a long, dangerous trek. What’s the chance of Congress passing a simple law stating “all those seeking asylum must apply outside the U.S., not at the border or if already in the U.S.”?

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