Tag: atmosphere

July 3, 2012 0

Hot Times

By News Desk

and now, let the ownage begin.these statistics come from "A Chronological Listing of Early Weather Events"these are the temperature highs in the United States for 1894Tucson, Arizona (106° F, 41.1° C)Yuma, Arizona (113° F, 45.0° C)Little Rock, Arkansas (103° F, 39.4° C)Fort Smith, Arkansas (105° F, 40.6° C)New Haven, Connecticut ( 94° F, 34.4° C)New London, Connecticut ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Wilmington, Delaware (101° F, 38.3° C)Washington, D.C. ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Pensacola, Florida ( 93° F, 33.9° C)Key West, Florida ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Augusta, Georgia ( 92° F, 33.3° C)Savannah, Georgia ( 94° F, 34.4° C)Payette, Idaho (107° F, 41.7° C)Lewiston, Idaho (105° F, 40.6° C)Chicago, Illinois ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Cairo, Illinois ( 95° F, 35.0° C)Indianapolis, Indiana ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Lafayette, Indiana (100° F, 37.8° C)Dubuque, Iowa (102° F, 38.9° C)Keokuk, Iowa (102° F, 38.9° C)Logan, Iowa (110° F, 43.3° C)Topeka, Kansas (101° F, 38.3° C)Elk City, Kansas (115° F, 46.1° C)Dodge City, Kansas (106° F, 41.1° C)Louisville, Kentucky ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Lexington, Kentucky ( 93° F, 33.9° C)New Orleans, Louisiana ( 99° F, 37.2° C)Shreveport, Louisiana (101° F, 38.3° C)Eastport, Maine ( 91° F, 32.8° C)Portland, Maine ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Baltimore, Maryland ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Boston, Massachusetts ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Nantucket, Massachusetts ( 85° F, 29.4° C)Marquette, Michigan (100° F, 37.8° C)Detroit, Michigan ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Saint Vincent, Minnesota (100° F, 37.8° C)Saint Paul, Minnesota (100° F, 37.8° C)Vicksburg, Mississippi (100° F, 37.8° C)Saint Louis, Missouri ( 98° F, 36.7° C)Billings, Montana (103° F, 39.4° C)Helena, Montana ( 94° F, 34.4° C)North Platte, Nebraska (103° F, 39.4° C)Omaha, Nebraska (106° F, 41.1° C)Winnemucca, Nevada ( 94° F, 34.4° C)Carson City, Nevada ( 90° F, 32.2° C)West Milan, New Hampshire ( 90° F, 32.2° C)New Brunswick, New Jersey (100° F, 37.8° C)Cape May, New Jersey ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Santa Fe, New Mexico ( 84° F, 28.9° C)Albany, New York ( 97° F, 36.1° C)New York City, New York ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Charlotte, North Carolina ( 93° F, 33.9° C)Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Bismarck, North Dakota (101° F, 38.3° C)Williston, North Dakota (100° F, 37.8° C)Cincinnati, Ohio ( 95° F, 35.0° C)Columbus, Ohio ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (104° F, 40.0° C)Fort Sill, Oklahoma (108° F, 42.2° C)

July 2, 2012 0

America != Europe. How’s that for insight?

By News Desk

I’m planning to write a post on how a revenue neutral carbon tax might, just might, have a shot in the US in the medium term.  First though I have to disagree with William’s argument that a revenue-neutral carbon tax is the only way to go – or to be more fair, is the best political approach