The onslaught of wild weather that has battered the USA in recent years — from Hurricane Sandy and deadly tornado outbreaks to extremes of drought and floods — looks to be part of a “new normal” for weather patterns in the U.S., new National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini said Wednesday.
Weather Service chief: We face ‘new normal’ of extremes
What a load of garbage. Tornado fatalities have been in sharp decline for 90 years.
Droughts used to be much worse.
Contiguous U.S., Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI), 36-Month Period Ending in March, 1898-2012
The ten deadliest US floods all occurred below 350 ppm. Louis has absolutely no idea what he is talking about.
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