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The Midwest Just Had One Of Its Coolest Summers

Written by Tony Heller

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Midwestern USHCN stations have recorded 17,772 June/July/August measurements over 100 degrees since 1895, including 2,624 in 1936 alone. This year there were only eight measurements over 100 degrees.

The frequency and intensity of hot summer afternoons in the Midwest have plummeted since the 19th century.

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Juno shows Jupiter’s magnetic field is very different from Earth’s

Written by Bob Yirka

Juno shows Jupiter's magnetic field is very different from Earth's
Magnetic field lines. a, North polar view; b, south polar view; c, equatorial view. The non-dipolar nature of the magnetic field in the northern hemisphere and the dipolar nature in the southern hemisphere is apparent. The equatorial view …more

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., including NASA and a pair from Denmark has found that Jupiter’s magnetic field is quite different from Earth’s.

In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their study of the planet using data from the Juno spacecraft, and what they found. Chris Jones, with the University of Leeds, offers a News and Views piece on the work done by the team in the same journal issue.

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Why Modern Physics is Wrong

Written by Herb Rose

Modern physics began with Newton and his theory of gravity. There were many notable scientists/philosophers before him who made significant advances but it was Newton who created physics as we know it today. Copernicus developed the heliocentric solar system and established the importance of having theory conform to observations.

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New Survey: Polar Bear Population Is Largest Ever

Written by Dr Susan J Crockford

The Chukchi Sea finally has a polar bear population estimate! According to survey results from 2016 only recently made public, about 2,937 bears (1,522-5,944) currently inhabit the region, making this the largest subpopulation in the Arctic.

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Pressure Leak On ISS Caused By Micrometeor Strike

Written by Tyler Durden

In what may be a scene out of the movie Gravity, NASA was working to contain a pressure leak on the International Space Station that was possibly caused by a micrometeorite striking the lab, the head of the Russian space agency said, adding the incident presented no danger.

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How to Fool Yourself with a Pyrgeometer (video)

Written by Prof Claes Johnson (Professor of Applied Mathematics KTH)

CO2 alarmism feeds on an idea of massive backradiation or Downwelling Longwave Radiation DLR from the atmosphere to the Earth surface, about 330 W/m2 to be compared with 170 W/m2 absorbed shortwave radiation from the Sun.

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The Power Brokers Behind the Global Warming Scam

Written by Dr Tim Ball (Climatologist)

The idea that humans were causing runaway global warming originated with the Club of Rome. Formed in 1968 by David Rockefeller, it expanded on the Malthusian idea that the population would outgrow the food supply. The expansion was that world population would outgrow all resources. They made three major assumptions.

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