"The flooding in Louisiana in the eighth event since May of last year in which the amount of rainfall in an area in a specified window of time matches or exceeds the NOAA predictions for an amount of percipitation that will occur once every 500 years." -- The New York Times, Aug. 16. 2016
Eight 500-year rain events in 15 months
It's not even good weather for ducks
By jim williams
August 17, 2016 at 4:46AM
In other words, once every 500 years happened eight times in 15 months.
Atmospheric CO2 Growth Rate per Decade
2005 - 2014 2.11 parts per million per year
1995 - 2004 1.87 ppm per year
1985 - 1994 1.42 ppm per year
1975 - 1984 1.44 ppm per year
1965 - 1974 1.06 ppm per year
1959 - 1964
(6 years only) 0.73 ppm per year
-- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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jim williams
Several home watch businesses joined together in the Minnesota Home Watch Collaborative to stay vigilant across the whole state.
