The past week the usual suspects were claiming it has been the worst summer on record. That is just not true when it comes to extreme heat.  The 1930's were far worse. 

Now that we are officially in summer, the heat (which will be worse this upcoming week compared to last week) seems to be playing with the brains of some people. The latest silliness from Washington.  And, from outside Washington: From, where else, Florida: --- And, From England --- Enjoy your summer!!

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You can tell it is global warming silly season, otherwise known as the first full day of summer.  A publication called DNYUZ is complaining that television meteorologists aren't talking enough about global warming.  And, for the second consecutive day, the Washington Post  is in "live update" mode because it is summer and it is hot.  Below is the regional temperature map at 12:50pm.  Here are, as of 1:07pm, the NWS heat messages for the Middle Atlantic Region. Washington isn't even under a heat warning. The nearest heat warning is 150 miles away. Overkill, much?  Seconds after posting this piece, the Washington Post tweeted this. It was "just in!!!" As a person who believe that global warming is a genuine issue and that we should decarbonize energy production via nuclear as quickly as possible, I believe this is overkill and turns off far more than it wins over. Getting nagged, over and over, for 35 years is not much of a way to win over people. I believe ...

Following up on my story ( immediately below ) about a lack of wind power putting a strain on the Texas electrical grid, there was a nation news story quoting  Climate Central -- an advocacy organization -- that says Dallas-Ft. Worth's summers are getting hotter. Per official NOAA data, that isn't true. Using Dallas County as an example, summer temperatures are cooler in spite of the huge increase in population and corresponding urbanization. Here is the data from 1900 to 2021. The cherry on the cupcake is that Dallas Co. is also wetter in summer (and the year around). That is not to say the summer of 2022 hasn't been hot -- it has. But, one summer does not a climate make. That is known as weather.