Saskatchewan Freeze; Aussie Cyclones Trending Down; Cold And The Collapse Of Ming; Antarctic Ice: Century-Long Stability; + Climate Summit In The Amazon

A climate summit in the Amazon—what better excuse to bulldoze the rainforest?

Saskatchewan Freeze

The recent cold snap in Key Lake, Saskatchewan, has been particularly brutal, even by Canada's standards.

On March 11, morning thermometers plunged to -45.3C (-49.5F), an noteworthy 25C (45F) below the seasonal average.

Aussie Cyclones Trending Down

Once again, the establishment and its lapdog media are blaming a cyclone on human prosperity. Cyclone Alfred, like every other storm before it, has been added to the poster boys of CAGW. But the data tells a different, unalarming story.

Tropical cyclones in Australian waters have plummeted over the last 55 years.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) confirms that both overall cyclone activity and the number of severe cyclones have declined since 1970. In 2015, for the first time in the satellite era, not a single severe cyclone formed.

Someone was asking for the source of this chart last week, so here it is: bom.gov.au

This isn’t a matter of opinion; it’s data -- there is no emotional response than can counter this, nor any amount of scoffing. There is zero evidence that cyclones are becoming more frequent or intense in Australian waters--or across the globe even:

Global Hurricane Frequency (all & major) — 12-month running sums. The top time series is the number of global tropical cyclones that reached at least hurricane-force (maximum lifetime wind speed exceeds 64-knots). The bottom time series is the number of global tropical cyclones that reached major hurricane strength (96-knots+). [climatlas.com]

Last 50-years+ of Global and Northern Hemisphere Accumulated Cyclone Energy: 24 month running sums. Note that the year indicated represents the value of ACE through the previous 24-months for the Northern Hemisphere (bottom line/gray boxes) and the entire global (top line/blue boxes). The area in between represents the Southern Hemisphere total ACE. [climatlas.com]

I guess this is anther case of ‘panic sells’ — a perpetual crisis keeps people fearful and distracted, making them easier to control.

Cold And The Collapse Of Ming

The fall of China's Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) was caused, at least aided, by climatic forces. New research in Nature highlights that extreme cold, intensified by the Little Ice Age, played a crucial role in the collapse.