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MACDONALD: Iran Didn’t Blame the Jews?

November 24, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Maybe they did. Iran, I mean. Blame the Jews. It’s a popular theme, and the Islamic State has endured one of its worst drought years in decades. An 80-95% reduction in the mean that mismanagement and abuse of groundwater has turned into a problem of Biblical proportions. Is Allah unhappy with the militants of the … Read more

MacDonald: In Drought or Not In Drought, That Is The Question

June 14, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Hamlet’s famous soliloquy ponders mortality through the filter of our insufferable experience, littered with brief moments of joy versus the mystery of what awaits us in death. Or, something like that. The inner voice explores existential crisis. In keeping with my impromptu (as in unplanned) climate content Friday, while reporting this morning on the demise … Read more

Is It Drought Season Yet?

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 Steve MacDonald

You’ll get different answers depending on who you ask. I’m referring to the two-season jokes: winter and Construction, winter and bugs, Pumpkin Spice and everything else. I’m sure I’ve missed a few, but drought season is one of my favorite topics. I don’t like droughts, but my town has been acting like we’ve been in … Read more

Is It Drought Season Yet?

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Water, water everywhere, but get ready for odd, even watering bans. Yes, spring has sprung like a stripper from a giant cake as the whores in government line up to spring regulatory speed bumps at our summertime fun. Will water bans be part of it? Is the Pope a Marxist?

Rain rainfall precipitation Photo by reza shayestehpour on Unsplash

Does Vermont See 6 More Inches of Precipitation Every Year Than It Did Before the 1960s?

July 16, 2024August 3, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Vermont Public, the local Nancy Pelosi Radio (NPR) online affiliate (maybe gang is a better term), has a bit about the rain in the state capital of Montpelier. “Montpelier sets rainfall record for July.”

Our Systemic Lack of Drought

July 15, 2023July 14, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Early in the year, I prepped the battlespace for what typically happens around New England. Everyone yells “drought” and “climate change!” But by year’s end, we have our average annual precip or more. This year has been wet. You could say there’s been a systemic lack of drought.

Since Skip Mentioned NOAA and Drought… There’s No Evidence Connecting CO2 and Drought (Or NOAA and Predictions)

May 20, 2023 Steve MacDonald

A few hours ago, Skip shared NOAA’s predictions for the summer weather – above Average temps and normal or slightly above for precipitation. And this is where I remind everyone how bad NOAA is at this.

Hijab-Jab

April 19, 2023April 18, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Earlier this year, a mullah in the city of Karaj blamed the lack of rain on the exposed heads of Iranian women. Those same women have been protesting these past eight months or so, refusing to wear hijabs, and burning them in the streets.

With the Annual ‘Drought Festival™’ Looming, Could We Use a Bit More Rain?

April 18, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Last week the state got jiggy with the threat of wildfires. Warning! That’s always a concern when the weather improves, the snow melts, and folks start burning all the downed brush from winter storms. But is it that dry?

2023 Prediction: Drought Headlines Across the Region Regardless of the Weather

May 3, 2023March 29, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Have you noticed that no matter what the weather does, we find ourselves inundated with reports of extreme weather, and it’s all your fault? So how long before “extremely” pleasant, mild, or average weather will be deemed a sign of the climate apocalypse?

Data Point – NH Is Finally Out of Drought

January 27, 2023 Skip

I’ve been watching the Drought status for NH for a number of months. This new fascination was due to WMUR constantly harping that we’re in a terrible situation with respect lack of precipitation. Most of that time, the southern border, especially the south-eastern, was in sever rought. The north was pretty much normal. Most of … Read more

Cleric Claims Women’s Uncovered Heads Are Responsible for Drought

January 15, 2023 Steve MacDonald

In 1933 Moselm leaders in Syria blamed the nation’s drought on yo-yos. Our archive also has a story about how Pokemon is a Jewish plot to subvert Arab youth.

No, Media Machine, The Rain and Snow in California are Neither A Record Nor Caused by Global Warming.

January 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

As part of our ongoing community service, we like to provide historical evidence provided by curators from all corners of the blogosphere that the Climate Cult and their Multi-Billion dollar PR firm (the media) are complete sh!t.

Irony Alert: Does the “Wind Drought” Mean the End of ‘Global Warming’?

October 27, 2022 Steve MacDonald

“Who’s trippin’ down the streets of the city, Smilin’ at everybody she sees? Who’s reachin’ out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it’s Windy.” Except when it’s not. Europe went all-in on wind machines to power the future, and now they may not have one.

Dissecting WMUR’s Latest Climate Whine About Temperatures and Flooding

May 29, 2022May 28, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Between 2016 -2021 WMUR has published more than 150 articles about drought in New Hampshire. The headlines cry out for relief or predict doom. But yesterday, that same WMUR posted a tweet with this headline.

How NPR and NHPR Got Their “Nuts” in a Bind…

August 24, 2021 Steve MacDonald

In 2015, New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) was bemoaning the effect of droughts in California on the Almond industry. I only mention it because it’s 2021, and NPR is ranting about another Almond crisis. Doom and gloom for Almond growers except?

I Know What I’m Saying So Don’t Drought Me!

July 20, 2021July 19, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The Climate Cult’s drought narrative has dried up in recent weeks. That fearmongering has been washed out by (of all things) rain. We’ve nearly reached the annual rainfall total in July, and that means it is time for the narrative mills to fearmonger something else.