No you are right they are not new, but the frequency and severity sure are. As to higher temps it has been longer, the 3 years just happen to be the last thing I saw, so you got the reference. As to being a Richard, look at your responses kinda sets a response in the tone!!
Tornadoes, hurricanes and rainfall has only gone down since 2013 but whatever you say. Your link just rehashes all the same information that has been stated for the past years but it doesnt show an increase in storms or intensity.
But does yours
Actually tornados are down, but typhoons are up as are severe flooding and other related severe weather events globally!
That makes sense, I guess. I just don't understand how you measure the impact of coal burned in US vs. that burned in China and other third world countries. US consumed coal should be down a bit, is that going to equate on reduction/elimination of the "extreme weather" you refer to? Is there a logical way to follow your hypothesis? Or is this considered factual information at this time?
He is President of the association. Normal people will probably agree that he will present it in the most favorable light. You would not expect him to accentuate the negative. But to say he has outright lied about the employment and production numbers is totally misrepresenting his objective. He has no need to lie. Just use the absolute numbers provided by state agencies to make reports is enough. Neither do I have a "bias to the situation". What benefit would it be? I do not own a screw in the industry at the time. Just use the best info available and I will be consistent and continue reading Bill's reports.
May I suggest you and all others on the forum become familiar with AGENCY LAW. Someone in congress develops a thought of a needed law to accomplish a goal he has set. Congress gets a little lazy and instead of properly setting the budget for this new Agency, they are given a cost of living raise annually. The administration of the new Agency selected via politics and each President can name the agency Administration and set their agenda.
I have no problem with global warming or weather change(whichever it is called now). I remember snows in the '40's as a child in So WV. I also remember floods even before there was strip mining and very few underground mines. Can you tell me what caused that extreme weather? One time in my years, I saw the river totally frozen over for long stretches. As it started to thaw, I flowed down stream and piled up onto the other ice causing a dam. Ice piled up to 10' high. As it broke and flowed on down stream, it caused an unbelievable site. Assumed that all towns downstream would be leveled, but some way it worked itself out to an even flow.
Sorry nor do I would take someone far smarter than me to even attempt that.....
Dave,
No you are right it is s concern, that is the reason I take the train as much as possible throughout China and other countries...EPA has their problems, but their data collection is not one of them!!
Data collection may not be a problem. I doubt they collect it. Reporting on the data is a problem because they are a political organization not a scientific one.
Electric...but then you are right the energy has to be created to run it. Guess we just walk..