Jul 16

‘We have to suffer extreme financial hardship for people to realise’: Ian Plimer | Alan Jones

They haven’t proven that the 3% man made emissions drive global warming, and if they did, they would have to […]

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Jul 16

CRAIG KELLY: BUREAU DELETED HEAT RECORDS. BUREAU RESPONDS

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/blogs/andrew-bolt/craig-kelly-bureau-deleted-heat-records-bureau-responds/news-story/6a4ce002c9e8a1be7fde26bf7fc0491b   Liberal MP Craig Kelly has gone through the National Archives and found four records – all before 1940 […]

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Jul 15

Worst Fire Danger. 03 Feb. 1951. Mr Daw returned to Melbourne today after a tour of the bushfire areas. He said that in his 35 years experience he had never seen the country so dry. Meanwhile, the Weather Bureau forecasts another heat wave next week

Worst Fire Danger (1951, February 3). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 3. Retrieved July 15, 2022, […]

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Jul 14

HEAT WAVES KILL 110. 21 Jul. 1927. America’s Deadly Summer. There has been no abatement of the heat wave which has been, already responsible for 110 death in the Eastern States of America.

HEAT WAVES KILL 110. (1927, July 21). North West Champion (Moree, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved July […]

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Jul 13

GREAT HEAT IN THE PAST. On the Lower Macquarie Biver, on January 11, 1878, it was 117 (47.2 Celsius) in the shade, and on January 18, a week later, the thermometer registered 119 (48.3 Celsius) in the shade.

GREAT HEAT IN THE PAST. (1896, January 15). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), p. 4. Retrieved July […]

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Jul 12

Drought in the Wide Bay. 24 Jan 1919. Ruin is staring them in the face. It is a sad picture.

Drought in the Wide Bay. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July […]

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Jul 11

Wall of Flame. 24Jan 1919. Meralong, a township on the Blue Mountains, was threatened by a wall of flame 50 feet high, and 30 miles long.

Wall of Flame. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2022, […]

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Jul 09

A human-driven decline in global burned area. 30 Jun 2017

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6345/1356/tab-figures-data Satellite observations show a declining trend in fire activity across the world’s tropical and temperate grassland ecosystems and land-use […]

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Jul 08

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX. 14 Jan 1939. From 104.4 at 9 a.m., the highest ever recorded in the city at that hour, the readings rose relentlessly to 113.6 (45.6 Celsius) at 1.30 p.m., an all-time high for Sydney. In the suburbs, away from the sea, even higher temperatures were recorded. One of the highest unofficial readings at Sydney was 121 degrees at Auburn.

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX (1939, January 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 1 (LAST […]

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Jul 07

WORST IN HISTORY BUSHFIRES DEATH ROLL 21. 14 Jan 1939. The charred bodies of 19 more bushfire victims were found yesterday bringing the death toll to 21 in the most disastrous fires in Victoria within living memory.

WORST IN HISTORY (1939, January 14). The Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 – 1954), p. 16. Retrieved July 7, 2022, […]

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