2024 – Page 10 – Real Climate Records

Oct 05

“Sizzling October” 1921. Tony Heller

One hundred years ago millions of people around the world were starving from the record heat and drought. But the […]

Oct 04

THREE-DAY HEAT WAVE 15 Oct 1940. High temperatures were reported from places throughout the State. Sale recording 96deg and Echuca 94deg. 35.55 Celsius.

THREE-DAY HEAT WAVE (1940, October 15). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from […]

Oct 03

FAMINE IN SWEDEN 21 Feb 1903. Disease is certain to grow out of the present conditions unless relief be rapidly supplied, for the people are eating the innermost bark of the Norwegian pine and other material unfit for food.

FAMINE IN SWEDEN. (1903, February 21). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 5. Retrieved October 3, […]

Oct 02

THE NEW ICE AGE. EUROPE FREEZES, 18 Feb 1929. The Seine is freezing in earnest, and the ice has stopped water-borne traffic to Paris, where fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable.

THE NEW ICE AGE. (1929, February 18). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved October 2, 2024, […]

Oct 01

EARTH IS GETTING COLDER BUT NO FEAR OF ICE AGE. SAYS WEATHER : EXPERT. 07 Nov 1938. ‘Because the world, is growing colder, he declared this week, the next ice age has been postponed.

“EARTH IS GETTING COLDER.” Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) 7 November 1938: 12. Web. 1 Oct 2024 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42165760?searchTerm=no%20ice%20age&searchLimits=# (From a […]

Sep 30

Antarctica Getting Warmer. 24 Mar 1947 may be thawing towards a slow re-awakening of life. Long ago — perhaps 100 million years in the prehistoric past — the South pole regions flourished in warm and possibly even tropical weather.

Antarctica Getting Warmer (1947, March 24). Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 – 1949), p. 3. Retrieved September 30, 2024, from […]

Sep 29

Britain is Getting Warmer 02 Jun 1949 Temperatures in the Arctic are also rising. The glaciers are retreating

Britain is Getting Warmer (1949, June 2). Bruce Rock-Corrigin Post, Narembeen-Kondinin Guardian (WA : 1948 – 1954), p. 10 (MODERN WEEKLY […]

Sep 28

IS THE EARTH GETTING WARMER? 25 jun 1950. Must start building dykes around Australia. It won’t be long now before, coastal cities such as Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide are 150 feet under the water.

IS THE EARTH GETTING WARMER? (1950, June 25). Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved September […]

Sep 27

THE HEAT OF THE SEASON. 19 Jan 1878. 127deg F = 52.7 Celsius. COWRA, Tuesday.—The weather during the past week has been intensely hot and dry. The thermometer has ranged from 105° to 115° in the shade, and up to 152° in the sun. The Lachlan River has now almost stopped running. Rain is urgently wanted.

THE HEAT OF THE SEASON. (1878, January 19). Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 – […]

Sep 26

DROUGHT! 29 Aug 1902. I have, as an old resident, witnessed several severe cycles or periods of drought in the Western district;

DROUGHT! (1902, August 29). Molong Argus (NSW : 1896 – 1921), p. 7. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144159762?searchTerm=federation%20drought&searchLimits=# [By Andrew […]