{"id":237751,"date":"2017-06-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?p=237751"},"modified":"2017-06-21T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T20:04:43","slug":"theres-nothing-unusual-happening-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2017\/06\/20\/theres-nothing-unusual-happening-in-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s Nothing Unusual Happening in Phoenix!"},"content":{"rendered":"

RUSH: You know, I saw something yesterday afternoon, and it immediately fled my mind. I was just now reminded of it. This is a great example of the deception that passes for news today. So yesterday afternoon, I\u2019m going in all different directions, and I\u2019m trying to stay focused, stay occupied dealing with a number of things, such as what I mentioned the first hour of the program<\/a>. I saw a story that it was so hot in Phoenix that airplanes were not being allowed to take off. Did you know…? (interruption) You saw that story, too? I\u2019m gonna tell you how bogus this is.<\/p>\n

\"\"When it\u2019s too hot, with certain aircraft designs, they can\u2019t get enough aerodynamic pressure differentiation between the top and the bottom of the wing to create lift, if it\u2019s too hot. And so certain kinds of aircraft are not allowed to take off. So this story runs and says, “Record-Setting Temperatures for the Date in Phoenix.” Subheadline: “So hot, airplanes can\u2019t take off.” This happens one week after Trump pulls out of the Paris climate deal, so I wanted to find out: Is it any hotter than it usually is in Phoenix, or is this typical?<\/p>\n

Because, folks, I don\u2019t believe anything anymore. I don\u2019t believe specifically when it is tied to a left-wing agenda like climate change, I don\u2019t believe a word of it. I dig into it. So the average temperatures in Arizona in June, July, and August respectively are 104, 106, 104. There are days within those months when it will get up to 118, 112. It happens every year. That\u2019s how you get an average of 104, 106, 104 for June, July and August. Do you recall any flights being canceled? Did you see the story last June, “Flights Canceled in Phoenix”? Have you ever heard about flights being canceled in Phoenix? (interruption)<\/p>\n

I hadn\u2019t, either. I\u2019ve heard of flights being canceled in St. Louis. I remember I was on my way to St. Louis way, way back. It was the late eighties, and I was going back to New York, it was July when it\u2019s very, very hot. I mean, the Midwest becomes a swamp with the humidity and the heat. The Midwest gets the extremes of all four seasons, and there was an advisory out that they might have to cancel departures for a while until the temperature dropped. It turned out, it never happened. But I remember one day where it was mentioned as maybe becoming necessary. Last year… Now, this is important. Phoenix had 19 days with record-high temperatures in 2016.<\/p>\n

The hottest day of the year last year was June the 19th when the temperature reached 118 degrees. There were 16 days with record warm, overnight low temperatures last year. All this according to Arizona Republic. So look what makes this news story. “American Airlines Cancels Phoenix Flights Because of High Temperatures — American Airlines announced Tuesday that it will cancel nearly 40 flights arriving in or departing from Phoenix due to forecasts calling for extreme heat, Fox 10 reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"“According to a statement from American Airlines, regional flights under the American Eagle brand use the Bombardier CRJ aircraft, which has a maximum operating temperature of 118 degrees. Tuesday\u2019s forecast for Phoenix, Arizona, calls for a high of 120 degrees. … The canceled flights come weeks after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord.” Do you know what the Bombardier CRJ is? It\u2019s a corporate jet that holds… It\u2019s an elongated plane.<\/p>\n

You know, it\u2019s a lengthened version of a corporate jet. It is like a Challenger, a little snub-nosed, wide-body corporate jet that they\u2019ve lengthened. Because of its design and passenger load and so forth, it has a maximum operating temperature. But none of the heavy commercial flights were canceled. None of the American, Delta, United flights. It\u2019s just this particular brand, American Eagle, because of this particular airplane.<\/p>\n

Yet they want you to believe the airport was shutting down because of record heat, which is not record heat. It\u2019s a classic example here of how the left moves its agenda, and I\u2019m sure that people who have no way of identifying the agenda in the news read this, and they walk away thinking: “Oh, my God! Global warming\u2019s really happening! It really is, Mabel! Look, they had to cancel flights — and just a week after Trump pulls out of the Paris climate accord!” The deception is constant.<\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

\"\"RUSH: Further research on this story out of Phoenix. It turns out… Get this. The same story! On the same day last year, they had to cancel some flights last year in Phoenix for the same reason. The temperatures got two degrees higher than that particular airplane is permitted to fly. Conde Nast Traveler, June 20th, 2016<\/a>: “A heat wave in Arizona and California has grounded some planes. … Forty-three American Airlines flights alone were canceled on Monday because temperatures were too high, and more cancellations are expected for Tuesday. And with temperatures forecast to climb even higher, we\u2019re likely to see continued disruption to air travel throughout the week.”<\/p>\n

The temperature on the day in question last year was 120 degrees, the same temperature it was this year. Planes in Arizona were grounded last year on the same date. Last year\u2019s article does not mention global warming. Last year\u2019s article does not mention climate change. Because last year, Obama was in office — and, of course, we were still part of the Paris accords, or we were gonna be. But since we\u2019ve pulled out of Paris and Trump did it, well, now, something that seemingly happens every year in Phoenix to a relatively few number of airplanes… Mostly these are regional jets, small jets that are not rated to operate in temperatures above 118 to 20 degrees, but jumbos are. It\u2019s classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RUSH: I saw a story that it was so hot in Phoenix that airplanes were not being allowed to take off… I'm sure that people who have no way of identifying the agenda in the news read this, and they walk away thinking: "Oh, my God! Global warming's really happening! It really is, Mabel! Look, they had to cancel flights — and just a week after Trump pulls out of the Paris climate accord!" 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