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As regards the so called climate catastrophe, The Romans were sceptical about such fervently believed nonsense.
Hic ego aut omnino
‘I am confident that these things are either altogether false, or at any rate less serious than they are thought to be”
William Bradley Latin Exercises 1855
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Extraordinary example of temperature inversion today in Austria as a cold layer is trapped under a warm layer of air.
At our apt at 400 metres the temperature was minus 3 centigrade, as we drove along the flat it dropped to minus 6.
As we drove up to 1100 metres in a 20 minute drive the temperature rapidly rose and at 1100 metres the temperature was plus 7.5 centigrade.
This reminds me of the time we arrived one time at Salzburg airport in December to go skiing, to be told by the pilot as we touched down that it was plus 21 degrees centigrade.
Our son was joining us the next morning so we were concerned his ski experience would be non existent.
However on driving to the airport the next morning to collect him it was snowing heavily and minus 2 centigrade.
The most extreme example of Sudden Stratospheric warming I have ever witnessed.
When previously researching English temperatures from hundreds of years ago I came across 3 reports of similar SST’s
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Some of you may know that the (Australian) NSW Fire Services are sending fire officers to LA.
You may have read in the media…“NSW firefighters head to LA to learn lessons from horror blazes.”
Ok, Imho. Unless they study the failure of DEI in an emergency organisation…
Then sending selected Senior Fire personnel on a junket, will do nothing to improve the suppression or outcome of future NSW bushfires.
Those sent will learn nothing more than our most experienced NSW “first responder” rank and file already know.
NSW fire management and Govs already have all the information they need..
Every NSW Fire Report, Coroners Report, Inquiry and Royal Commission finding is available.
From 1994, I wrote quite a few of those.
We have 70+ years of NSW Bush fire reports and findings. The answer is there.
It seems apparent to me, that In the 2020’s, Australian politicians and the NSW Senior Fire management, still can’t read, study or learn.
And if they are incompetent and bad stuff happens, they always use their safety excuse, which is to blame “Climate change”
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It is not Monday yet in the USA, much as I wish it were.
Shortly after Noon — about 28 hours after I click “Post Comment” — a new course will be established. I will hoist a beer and wish us well.
Also of interest is the Arctic Outbreak, having been somewhat delayed in Canada, will sweep across the middle and eastern states over the next 3 or 4 days. Minus 12°C (10°F) expected in Wash D.C. This is after a 1,800 mile trip south and east from the prairie provinces of our very cold northern neighbor. Regina is -30°C (-22°F).
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