Tornado Damage & Frequency update: ‘No upward trends in normalized tornado losses or in major tornado incidence’ – ‘A clear decrease in major tornado incidence’

https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/tornado-damage-and-frequency-an-update BY ROGER PIELKE JR. Excerpt: Today, I share the latest data on normalized U.S. tornado losses since 1954 and a time series of the incidence of the strongest tornadoes since 1975. I doubt you’ll come across these data anywhere else. … The time series shows a significant decrease in annual normalized losses.The 1954–1963 decade […]

The world is running out of people—and the next 40 years could determine the fate of humanity – Expects global population to decrease by one billion people by 2100

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ar-AA218pd5 by Tim Newcomb Excerpt: Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The global population drop is in motion. An economist believes the diminishing birth rate will have a detrimental impact on labor supply. The reason for our impending global population shortage is attributed to falling birth rates because of increased living standards. The […]

Claims that extreme weather is increasing are fraudulent pseudoscience, claims Dr. John Clauser, a Nobel Prize winner in physics

Claims that extreme weather is increasing is fraudulent pseudoscience BY RHODA WILSON John Clauser, a Nobel Prize winner in physics, presented at the International Conference on Climate Change, questioning the proof of a climate “crisis” and examining data for gaps, alterations, or manipulations. He highlighted a 2012 article published in Physics Today authored by two NOAA “scientists,” […]

Dem Senators are trying to revive solar & wind subsidies

Some Senators are trying to revive solar and wind subsidies, and claiming that they will reduce energy prices. In reality, subsidies raised energy prices by flooding the grid with intermittent, uneconomic solar and wind, which defunded reliable, economic coal, gas, and nuclear… pic.twitter.com/p44KX7Et2w — Alex Epstein (@AlexEpstein) April 16, 2026

The Car Crapper: Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled ‘in-vehicle toilet’ – ‘Slides out from the bottom of a passenger’s seat…with exhaust pipe to channel odors out of the car’ – Waste ‘has to be emptied manually’

NEW: Chinese carmaker, Seres, has been granted a patent for a voice-controlled in-vehicle toilet so a passenger doesn’t have to leave their car to go to the bathroom. The patent filing shows the toilet being activated by voice commands and sliding out from the bottom of a seat.… pic.twitter.com/vmtkOyJ1k2 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 19, […]

New Study: Major high point of Greenland ‘ice cap completely vanished about 7,000 years ago’ – ‘Far more recent than scientists had previously believed’ – Published in Nature Geoscience

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260417224503.htm Date: April 18, 2026 Source: University at Buffalo Summary: Scientists drilling deep beneath Greenland’s ice have uncovered a startling clue about its past—and future. Evidence shows that the Prudhoe Dome, a major high point of the ice sheet, completely melted around 7,000 years ago during a relatively mild natural warming period. A new study […]