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Title: "...Far Less Global Damage From Weather In 2012!"
Post by: WhiskeyGirl on January 27, 2013, 05:35:01 PM
"Reinsurer Munich Re Natural Catastrophe Statistics Report 2012: Far Less Global Damage From Weather In 2012!"

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The real story of 2012 is one of unextreme weather and natural events. Deaths globally in 2012 from natural disasters were 90% below the longterm average.

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According to TAZ, 2012′s “total damages of $160 billion was below the long-term average. And foremost ‘only’ 9500 people died in 2012 from storms, floods and earthquakes - far less than the 106,000 in an average year.” That’s a huge drop of 90%! So all the dramatic stories about deadly weather extremes we’ve been hearing for months was mostly hype.

The Munich Re report said it was a “low-damage year”, with most of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and drought in the USA. Good news came from developing countries, where, according to the TAZ, “there were few catastrophes”.

read more here - http://notrickszone.com/2013/01/03/reinsurer-munich-re-natural-catastrophe-statistics-report-2012-far-less-global-damage-from-weather-in-2012/ (http://notrickszone.com/2013/01/03/reinsurer-munich-re-natural-catastrophe-statistics-report-2012-far-less-global-damage-from-weather-in-2012/)

original article - http://www.taz.de/Glimpfliche-Katastrophenstatistik-2012/!108385/ (http://www.taz.de/Glimpfliche-Katastrophenstatistik-2012/!108385/)

Yah...jack up those premiums. 


Title: Re: "...Far Less Global Damage From Weather In 2012!"
Post by: WhiskeyGirl on January 27, 2013, 06:24:11 PM
Team of Former NASA Scientists Conclude: 'There is no convincing physical evidence to support the man-made climate change hypothesis' 
Team called 'The Right Climate Stuff': 'Empirical evidence shows that Earth is currently 'greening' significantly due to additional CO2 and a modest warming'


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A group of 20 ex-NASA scientists have concluded that the science used to support the man-made climate change hypothesis is not settled and no convincing physical evidence exists to support catastrophic climate change forecasts.

Beginning in February 2012, the group of scientists calling themselves The Right Climate Stuff (TRCS) team received presentations by scientists representing all sides of the climate change debate and embarked on an in-depth review of a number of climate studies.

Employing a disciplined approach of problem identification and root cause analysis honed from decades of dealing with life threatening safety issues in successfully sending astronauts up through Earth's atmosphere and returning them safely home, the TRCS team concluded that no imminent threat exists from man-made CO2.

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read more here - http://climatedepot.com/a/19341/Team-of-Former-NASA-Scientists-Conclude-There-is-no-convincing-physical-evidence-to-support-the-manmade-climate-change-hypothesis (http://climatedepot.com/a/19341/Team-of-Former-NASA-Scientists-Conclude-There-is-no-convincing-physical-evidence-to-support-the-manmade-climate-change-hypothesis)