<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Learning To Be A Climate&nbsp;Journalist]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Being a climate journalist means just making stuff up.</p>
<blockquote><p>One Drop at a Time: Current drought worse than the Dust Bowl<br />
Posted: Apr 30, 2015 2:51 PM EDT<br />
By Kelsey Powell, Reporter</p>
<p>LAWTON, Okla._<strong>The current drought conditions in our area are even drier than the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kswo.com/story/28944215/one-drop-at-a-time-current-drought-worse-than-the-dust-bowl">One Drop at a Time: Current drought worse than the Dust Bowl &#8211; KSWO, Lawton, OK- Wichita Falls, TX: News, Weather, Sports. ABC, 24/7, Telemundo &#8211;</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Oklahoma isn&#8217;t having a drought</p>
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<p>In 1936, the entire state was in severe or extreme drought. Millions of people in the region abandoned their property and moved to California. &#8220;The Grapes of Wrath&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9026-may-07-08-26.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="126782" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/learning-to-be-a-climate-journalist-2/screenhunter_9026-may-07-08-26/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9026-may-07-08-26.gif" data-orig-size="643,494" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_9026 May. 07 08.26" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9026-may-07-08-26.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9026-may-07-08-26.gif?w=643" class="alignnone  wp-image-126782" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9026-may-07-08-26.gif?w=462&#038;h=354" alt="ScreenHunter_9026 May. 07 08.26" width="462" height="354" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>The area is getting slammed with heavy rain.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9025-may-07-08-24.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="126780" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/learning-to-be-a-climate-journalist-2/screenhunter_9025-may-07-08-24/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9025-may-07-08-24.gif" data-orig-size="688,529" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_9025 May. 07 08.24" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9025-may-07-08-24.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9025-may-07-08-24.gif?w=688" class="alignnone  wp-image-126780" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9025-may-07-08-24.gif?w=408&#038;h=314" alt="ScreenHunter_9025 May. 07 08.24" width="408" height="314" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9024-may-07-08-20.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="126783" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/learning-to-be-a-climate-journalist-2/usa-1-2/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/usa-1.gif" data-orig-size="756,496" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="usa (1)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/usa-1.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/usa-1.gif?w=756" class="alignnone  wp-image-126783" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/usa-1.gif?w=425&#038;h=279" alt="usa (1)" width="425" height="279" /> </a></p></blockquote>
<p>Compare vs. the 1930&#8217;s</p>
<p>Today</p>
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<p>1930s</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9027-may-07-08-31.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="126784" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/learning-to-be-a-climate-journalist-2/screenhunter_9027-may-07-08-31/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9027-may-07-08-31.gif" data-orig-size="860,642" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_9027 May. 07 08.31" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9027-may-07-08-31.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9027-may-07-08-31.gif?w=860" class="alignnone  wp-image-126784" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_9027-may-07-08-31.gif?w=403&#038;h=301" alt="ScreenHunter_9027 May. 07 08.31" width="403" height="301" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>The area is expecting several inches of rain today.</p>
<p>Claiming that Oklahoma is drier than the Dust Bowl is complete nonsense. No lie is too big when it comes to climate journalism. The entire scam depends on it.</p>
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