New Reports Show Impact of Manmade Global Warming

The study found that manmade global warming made the devastating Texas drought and heat wave of 2011 …. at least 20 times more likely compared to years with similar large-scale weather patterns in the 1960s.

New Reports Show Impact of Manmade Global Warming | Climate Central

Looking at the drought record, we can see that droughts in Texas were in fact much more severe during the 1950s and 1960s.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.  

– Richard P. Feynman

Texas, Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), June-May 1896-2012

Similarly, the number of record high temperatures in 2011 was less than 1925, despite the fact that there were more stations in 2011.