Flommen i Pakistan med mer

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Et historisk tilbakeblikk via gamle avisutklipp

Først en stor takk til S. Goddard/Real Science der jeg fant mange av opplysningene jeg bruker i dette innlegget.

Den 28. september 2011 uttalte Albert Gore til The Guardian:


Al Gore speaking at the Scottish low-carbon investment conference.
Photograph: www.universalnewsandsport.com

In a near hour-long speech to the Scottish low-carbon investment conference, Gore said the evidence from the floods in Pakistan, China, South Korea and Columbia was so compelling that the case for urgent action by world leaders to combat carbon emissions was now overwhelming, Gore said.

"Observations in the real world make it clear that it's happening now, it's real, it's with us," he said. Failing to take action meant the world would face a catastrophe.

Her uttaler Albert Gore seg som om dårlig vær er en ny oppfinnelse. Underforstått, det ville ikke forekommet flommer, orkaner eller annet dødelig uvær hvis det ikke var for vårt utslipp av CO2. Dette er direkte uærlig, og skiller seg dessverre ikke fra hvordan norske politikere uttaler seg. Artikkelen i The Guardian skiller seg heller ikke ut fra hvordan norske medier presenterer klimastoff.

Er det kun media og politiske propagandister som er uetterrettelige?

WWF Norge skrev 5. november 2010:

Stoltenbergs viktige klimasjanse

...På klimatoppmøtet i København i fjor forpliktet verdens rike land seg til å skaffe 100 milliarder dollar hvert år fram til 2020 til klimatiltak i fattige land. I dag legger Stoltenberg, sammen med Etiopias statsminister Meles Zenawi, fram en viktig rapport i FNs hovedkvarter om hvordan disse pengene skal skaffes...

WWF hilser rapporten deres velkommen. Den presenterer mange gode forslag til finansieringskilder for klimatilpasning, skogbevaring og renere teknologi. Behovet for slik finansiering er åpenbart. Katastrofene kommer hyppigere og i stadig større omfang. Flommen i Pakistan har nettopp vist oss hvor galt det kan gå...

...WWF mener hovedfokuset må være at de rike landene må skaffe minst 100 milliarder dollar i offentlige midler...

...I forhold til de tiltak som er nødvendig, vil det være behov for langt mer enn minimumssummen på 100 milliarder dollar. Dersom man inkluderer private midler i de 100 milliardene...

Artikkelen hos WWF Norge har kun ett illustrasjonsbilde:

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Et historisk tilbakeblikk ved hjelp av noen få internasjonale avisartikler

Google - avisarkiv, The Age, 15. august 1973:

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Google - avisarkiv, St.Petersburg Times, 17. november 1970:

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Google - avisarkiv, The Telegraph Herald, 12. juli 1963:

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Google - avisarkiv, The Milwaukee Journal, 6. september 1955

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The Courier Mail, 14. november 1942:

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Google - avisarkiv, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20. juni 1938:

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Google - avisarkiv, The Spokesman Review, 18. august 1933:

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Slik kunne jeg fortsatt

Det finnes nesten uendelig med slike avisoverskrifter fra forskjellige land. Man kan gå langt tilbake på 1800-tallet hva gjelder diverse aviser. Historiske publikasjoner kan fortelle om rasende uvær, dødsfall i mengder, nød og elendighet.

Har medias, politikeres, og folk flest sin kollektive hukommelse gått fullstendig i oppløsning? Jeg finner ingen bedre måte å avslutte dette innlegget på enn å minne om det gamle ordtaket Verden vil bedras!

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Man skal ikke spøke med kloden vår - vår beste venn og vår verste fiende. I det store og hele har menneskeheten liten betydning, bortsett fra i egne øyne.

Her fant jeg en side som tar for seg forskjellige store katastrofer:
http://www.epicdisasters.com/

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Takk for meget interessant link, Seoto!

Jeg siterer fra et av deres punkter:

The Ten Deadliest US Hurricanes

The Ten Deadliest US Hurricanes
The Worst Hurricanes In Terms of Loss of Life In the United States

1.
The Great Galveston Hurricane
Galveston, Texas
September 8, 1900

This unnamed hurricane caused the greatest loss of life of any Hurricane in recorded US history. First tracked in Cuba as a tropical storm on Sept. 3, it hit Galveston as a Category 4 Hurricane. An estimated 6,000 - 12,000 people died as storm tides of eight to 15 feet washed over the barrier island. The tragedy was documented in the recent book, Isaac's Storm.

2.
San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane
Florida
September 16 - 17, 1928

The fourth strongest Hurricane to hit the US mainland caused a lake surge on the inland Lake Okeechobee in Florida that rose as high as nine feet, flooding nearby towns. A total of 1,836 people died in Florida; another 312 died in Puerto RIco, and 18 in the Bahamas.

3.
Hurricane Katrina
Louisiana, Mississippi
August 25 - 29, 2005

Making landfall as a Category 4, Hurricane Katrina caused immense flooding in New Orleans. More than 800 deaths currently are being blamed on Katrina.

4.
The Long Island Express
North Carolina to New York
September 20 - 22, 1938

The Long Island Express roared past North Carolina on September 20, and hit Long Island on September 22 as a Category 3.  Storm surges of 12 - 16 feet killed at least 600.

5.
The Great Labor Day Storm
Florida
September 2, 1935

One of just three Category 5 Hurricanes to make landfall in the US, the Great Labor Day Storm was responsible for 423 deaths in Florida. Most of those occurred when a train carrying World War I veterans was overturned. The Hurricane also was notable for providing the setting for the Humphrey Bogart - Lauren Bacall movie, Key Largo.

6.
Hurricane Audrey
Texas and Louisiana
June 26, 1957

Audrey was a Category 4 that caused eight to 12 foot storm surges that moved inland as far as 25 miles through low-lying areas of Louisiana. The storm is blamed for 390 deaths.

7.
The Great Miami Hurricane
Florida
September 18, 1926

The Great Miami Hurricane struck Miami directly with little warning. The town of Moore Haven on the south side of Lake Okeechobee was completely flooded by lake surge from the hurricane. Hundreds of people in Moore Haven alone were killed by this surge, which left behind floodwaters in the town for weeks afterward. The Red Cross lists the death toll at 373, although the total may be higher because much of the population at the time was either new, or transient, with no one to account for them.

8.
The Grand Isle Hurricane
Louisiana
September 20, 1909

This Category 4 storm struck the mainland between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It is blamed for at least 350 deaths.

9.
The Atlantic-Gulf Hurricane
Florida, Texas
September 10 - 14, 1919

This hurricane struck the Keys as a Category 4, and Texas as a Category 3. US mainland losses are recorded as 287, but more than 500 more people apparently were lost at sea as the storm destroyed ten ships.

10.
Unnamed Storm
New Orleans, Louisiana
September 30, 1915

In a frightening precursor to 2005's Hurricane Katrina, this unnamed Category 4 Storm flooded Lake Pontchartrain, causing it to overflow its banks and killing 275 people.

11.
Unnamed Storm
Galveston, Texas
August 5, 1915

In spite of a seawall built following the devastating 1900 storm, this Category 4 hurricane once again devastated the city of Galveston, Texas. It killed 275.

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Verdens 10 dødeligste flommer

Disse opplysningene er også hentet fra Epicdisasters.com:

1.
Huang He (Yellow) River, China
1931
Death Toll: 1,000,000 to 3,700,000

2.
Huang He (Yellow) River, China
1887
Death Toll: 900,000 to 2,000,000

3.
Huang He (Yellow) River, China
1938
Death Toll: 500,000 - 900,000

4.
Huang He (Yellow) River, China
1642
Death Toll: 300,000

5.
Ru River, Banqiao Dam, China
1975
Death Toll: 230,000

6.
Yangtze River, China
1931
Death Toll: 145,000

7.
The Netherlands and England
1099
Death Toll: 100,000

8.
The Netherlands
1287
Death Toll: 50,000

9.
The Neva River, Russia
1824
Death Toll: 10,000

10.
The Netherlands
1421
Death Toll: 10,000

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Her er NVEs statistikk over flomvannføring i Glomma ved Elverum:

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