Do Texas floods portend a new ice age?

Ice Age Now ^ | 30MAY2015 | Robert Felix

[Jack Hydrazine]

“What do floods in Texas have to do with the coming Ice Age?” asks reader Caroline Snyder.

“Quite a lot actually!

“Looking at the historic record, we only have to go back to the 16th Century; a time when the Little Ice Age was causing devastation across Europe, but what of the South-West US?“

This article, amongst other things, looks to first hand accounts by Europeans amongst other things.

Little Ice Age

(Excerpt) – “…if you think it’s cold here in the Southwest now, you should have been around back in the days when the Spanish, Mexicans and Anglos settled in the region, during the period scientists call the “Little Ice Age.” A world-wide phenomenon that lasted from the 15th century well into the 19th century, the Little Ice Age brought frigid winter weather and powerful storms to many parts of the world. In Europe, England’s Thames River and the Netherlands’ canals and streams often froze over, setting a tableau for ice skating. Europe’s Atlantic coast suffered winter storms of violent and bone-chilling winds and torrential rains. In Iceland, miles of sea ice surrounded the shorelines of the island like a massive collar, shutting down marine traffic. In New York City in 1780, the harbor froze over, offering residents a frigid walk from Manhattan to Staten Island. In our Southwestern region, the icy winters and substantially foreshortened and drier growing seasons may have forced the Puebloan Indians to give up agriculture in many areas.

http://www.desertusa.com/mag05/feb/cold.htm

AND(Excerpt) – For men accustomed to tailored clothing, walking about the Texas landscape in the middle of the Little Ice Age, sparsely clad or naked, it probably seemed very cold indeed. As reported by Oviedo, “the north [wind] blows in winter, when even the fish freeze, inside the sea, from the cold” and a single day would bring “snow and hail.” Indeed, fish kills due to extreme winter cold fronts are well documented along the Texas coast today.

http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/cabeza-cooking/survivors.html

[dragnet2]

Your statement was that it “ might” get hot and bla bla bla and I only reason edited your quote to tailor it to fit my BS rebuttal. So what if I have rotten character.

Ya see? Anyone can play your game.

I advise that you stop editing the quotes from others.

[Ditter]

Everyone’s character is out here on FR for all to see. I am not worried about mine.

[deport]

Different topic and unrelated to this thread. But a question.

Have you seen any news/responses, etc to the mini series
“Texas Rising” which has been airing on the History Channel?

[dragnet2]

I’m confident anyone who intentionally misquotes others has no concern about their character or reputation.

[Ditter]

None. Other than from my husband. He is disturbed by the desert/mountain scenery that is supposed to be in parts of Texas that doesn’t look like that. Because of the massive storms that have been in our area during the broadcasts we have not been able to see an episode in its entirety.

[deport]

Thanks. His perception may be because it was filmed mostly around Durango, Mexico.

http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/how-realistic-is-texas-rising

I’ll stop this off topic and let the thread return to it’s intent. Again Thanks.

[Ditter]

Lol! Yes we thought maybe New Mexico was the place. People all over the country/ world think all of Texas looks like that anyway, now they will be even more convinced.

[5th MEB]

Mines a 46 Knuckle hardtail; it’s loud, it’s proud, and it drips oil all over the ground.

[Figment]

cool

[houeto]

From Accuweather:

Alvin, Texas, was deluged by 43 inches of rain in 24 hours from July 24-25, 1979, setting an all-time record 24-hour rainfall for the U.S.

The record still stands.

[SunkenCiv]

This topic was posted 5/30/2015, thanks Jack Hydrazine.