Posted by
Gene on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:28:25 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters, July 1, 2008) – “Floods like those that inundated the U.S. Midwest are supposed to occur once every 500 years but this is the second since 1993, suggesting flawed forecasts that do not take global warming into account, conservation experts said on Tuesday.” (http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN0127972720080701?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&rpc=22&sp=true)
The people of the Midwest are indeed suffering mightily and should be in our prayers. All of us who can should dig deep and contribute to their relief. However, we shouldn’t forget other floods, one that killed 2200 people, another that saw flood levels in one city peaking at 46 feet and that affected huge areas of the Mid-Atlantic states, yet another which resulted in hundreds of billions gallons of water rush through Midwest cities.
Those other floods occurred in 1899, 1936, and 1952, long pre-dating the alleged global warming scam. Those stories:
The flooding was nothing short of horrible, killing 2200 people virtually overnight, May 31st-June 1st, 1899, one hundred nine years ago. It happened in the small Pennsylvania town of Johnstown and the cause was determined to be not just the heavy rains but the indiscriminate actions of a fishing club and the fact Johnstown was built on a flood plain. http://www.johnstownpa.com/History/hist19.html
“On March 17 and 18, 1936 the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania witnessed the worst of any flood in its history when flood levels peaked at 46 feet. This flood became known as “The Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood,” and also affected other areas of the Mid-Atlantic on both sides of the Eastern Continental Divide. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Flood_1936) “In the New England flood of March 1936 . . . more than 150 lives were lost and property damage totaled $300 million. [1936 dollars!]” (http://ks.water.usgs.gov/Kansas/pubs/fact-sheets/fs.024-00.html#HDR2)
Another headline read, . . .
Tags: FLOODS, GLOBAL WARMING, MIDWEST