Australian Politics Forum - 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.

lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16428 Gender:	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #30 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 12:32pm random wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 12:27pm: I do know that. You know what petal? That you can't adjust temperatures in the distant past by statistical means? So perhaps as you claim to be really sciencey you can explain to poor me how changing long past data statistically works.
Back to top	IP Logged

lee

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 16428
Gender: male

Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.
Reply #31 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 1:00pm

random wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 12:09pm:

435 people died in an 1896 heatwave — but scientists say the extreme heat events of today are still hotter

Population of Australia in 1896 was about 3,540,000.
435 death represent ..0097 of 1% of the population.
Today's population is about 22,110,000.

.0097% of 22,110,000 = 2144 people.

Just to put things in perspective. Wink

Back to top

IP Logged

Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26460 Australia	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #32 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 1:36pm Did this happen in 1896? Spot
Back to top	fires.jpg (98 KB \| 12 ) Whaaaaaah! I'm a Moron! - edited by some unethical admin - you think its funny? - its a slippery slope IP Logged

lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16428 Gender:	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #33 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 1:48pm Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 1:36pm: Did this happen in 1896? from the satellite back then a definitive maybe.
Back to top	IP Logged

Sir Spot of Borg

Gold Member

Offline

WE ARE BORG

Posts: 26460
Australia

Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.
Reply #34 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 4:41pm

lee wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 1:48pm:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 1:36pm:

Did this happen in 1896?

from the satellite back then a definitive maybe. Grin

Back then with more bush and less technology they wouldn't be able to control them anywhere near now so Sydney would have burned and Brisbane etc and we would know about it

Spot

Back to top

Whaaaaaah!
I'm a
Moron!

- edited by some unethical admin - you think its funny? - its a slippery slope

IP Logged

lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16428 Gender:	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #35 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 5:40pm So tell me about the overseas fires.
Back to top	IP Logged

random

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 2637
Gender: male

Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.
Reply #36 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 6:00pm

lee wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 1:00pm:

random wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 12:09pm:

435 people died in an 1896 heatwave — but scientists say the extreme heat events of today are still hotter

Population of Australia in 1896 was about 3,540,000.
435 death represent ..0097 of 1% of the population.
Today's population is about 22,110,000.

.0097% of 22,110,000 = 2144 people.

Just to put things in perspective. Wink

So you are good with numbers? Yeah?

https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/wmdata.nsf/activeotherresource/ABS_Logo_333/$File/ABS_Logo_333.svg

On 21 December 2019 at 06:58:32 PM (Canberra time), the resident population of Australia is projected to be:

25,544,585

This projection is based on the estimated resident population at 30 June 2019 and assumes growth since then of:

one birth every 1 minute and 44 seconds,
one death every 3 minutes and 17 seconds,
one person arriving to live in Australia every 59 seconds,
one Australian resident leaving Australia to live overseas every 1 minute and 46 seconds, leading to
an overall total population increase of one person every 1 minute and 23 seconds.

These assumptions are consistent with figures released in Australian Demographic Statistics, March Quarter 2019 (cat. no. 3101.0).

Back to top

So many farkwits, so little time.

IP Logged

John Smith

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 72266
Gender: male

Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.
Reply #37 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 6:16pm

lee wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 11:47am:

[quote author=Oh_Yeah link=1576717984/21#21 date=1576886791]The Bureau of Meteorology noted in a 2017 report the 1896 data "cannot be easily compared with modern recordings".

Of course not they used mercury thermometers, now they use digital. /quote]

it's not just about mercury v's digital.. last week the digital thermometer in my car said 45 ... BoM said 39. Both were digital readouts.

try again Roll Eyes

Back to top

Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

IP Logged

Jasin

Gold Member

Online

Posts: 46559
Gender: male

Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.
Reply #38 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 6:37pm

Bobby. wrote on Dec 19^th, 2019 at 11:35am:

Australia will always be a sunburnt country.

Only for the idiots who 'get burnt'.
Yo'all complain about the Boongs being dried up and burnt out into 'primitive' existence.
Maybe yo'all should learn by it then.
That's why I dive. It's much better 'down there' and I'm not stealing someone else's land.

Back to top

AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY.

IP Logged

lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16428 Gender:	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #39 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 6:44pm John Smith wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 6:16pm: it's not just about mercury v's digital.. last week the digital thermometer in my car said 45 ... BoM said 39. Both were digital readouts. You car was hotter than the outside shade temperature? Colour me surprised.
Back to top	IP Logged

Jasin Gold Member Online Posts: 46559 Gender:	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #40 - Dec 21^st, 2019 at 7:06pm lee wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 6:44pm: John Smith wrote on Dec 21^st, 2019 at 6:16pm: it's not just about mercury v's digital.. last week the digital thermometer in my car said 45 ... BoM said 39. Both were digital readouts. You car was hotter than the outside shade temperature? Colour me surprised.
Back to top	AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY. IP Logged

lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16428 Gender:	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #41 - Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 5:33pm Well we didn't get the forecast 50C. That must have disappointed many. /sarc In 1939, after the introduction of Stevenson Screens, Windsor NSW, recorded 122F. That was 50C. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95475076?searchTerm=many%20collapse%2...
Back to top	IP Logged

random

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 2637
Gender: male

Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.
Reply #42 - Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 5:37pm

lee wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 5:33pm:

Well we didn't get the forecast 50C. That must have disappointed many. /sarc

In 1939, after the introduction of Stevenson Screens, Windsor NSW, recorded 122F.

That was 50C. Wink

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95475076?searchTerm=many%20collapse%2...

Your so good with numbers Lee.

Tell us all how many people there are in Australia?

Back to top

So many farkwits, so little time.

IP Logged

lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16428 Gender:	Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die. Reply #43 - Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 6:02pm random wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 5:37pm: Tell us all how many people there are in Australia? about 25 million Already answered are you really that obtuse? But remind us "8 year olds can read science, 16 year olds can read science". But you can't?
Back to top	IP Logged

random

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 2637
Gender: male

Re: 24 Day Heatwave in 1896 saw 437 people die.
Reply #44 - Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 6:05pm

lee wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 6:02pm:

random wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2019 at 5:37pm:

Tell us all how many people there are in Australia?

about 25 million Already answered are you really that obtuse? Grin

But remind us "8 year olds can read science, 16 year olds can read science". But you can't? Grin

So where did the 22 million you said yesterday come from? "Today's population is about 22,110,000."

Greta gets the science of Climate Change, while you are denying it. One of you is educated, I think it's the girl.

Back to top

So many farkwits, so little time.

IP Logged