Daily Archives: August 27, 2011

Obama declares emergency for New York in anticipation of Irene WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has declared an emergency for New York state in anticipation of Hurricane Irene, which has New York City in its sights as it storms up … Continue reading →

The fifth law of climodumbnamics What is the greenhouse effect? The greenhouse effect is when the temperature rises because the sun’s heat and light is trapped in the earth’s atmosphere.  This is like when heat is trapped in a car. On … Continue reading →

He is upset that people are going to the beach.

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That will be Romm’s lead story this weekend.

Every weather event now is a 100 year event or a 500 year event. More than 200,000 New Yorkers are under orders to flee a once-in-a-century hurricane, but many in the famed City That Never Sleeps are brushing aside danger … Continue reading →

I got this E-mail from Pat Michaels yesterday around lunchtime As of mid-afternoon on Thursday, recon and satellite data indicate that Irene is currently in decline. I doubt it is a cat 3 any more but the Hurricane Center will … Continue reading →