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9:45:00 PM Funny, But It “Feels” Like Global Warming
Forbes - NY,USA

By GIOVANNI RODRIGUEZ A study shows that the local weather influences belief in global warming. But shouldn't we be testing for other “environmental” conditions? Had to read it twice. I thought it was a Memorial Day weekend spoof. ... [more]

9:45:00 PM Congressman says trees are bad for the planet
Mother Nature Network - Atlanta,GA,USA

CLEAR 'EM OUT: Conservatives like Dana Rohrabacher have been taking aim at global warming facts for years now, and this time it was taken to a whole new level. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr) One representative in Washington says we need to start cutti [more]

9:13:17 PM Gingrich recalls 1970 'global cooling' worries
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

"It was a little blip in a long trend of temperatures going up, and there are going to be those," Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, said of the 1970s cooling period. "It's a trend line." Claussen, a former top Sta [more]

9:13:17 PM Tornadoes, climate change, and real scientific literacy
Boing Boing (blog)

When weather-related disasters happen, the first thing most people want to know is whether the disaster was caused by global climate change. And there is more riding on the answer than just another statistic to remember. These tornadoes have been ... [more]

9:13:17 PM Huron River advocates form regional effort to track local effects of
AnnArbor.com - Ann Arbor's top digital news Web site and

AnnArbor.com This spring's record-setting rainfall raises questions about the local impact the region will see from global climate change. The watershed encompasses wet plains, flood plains, rivers and creeks flowing into the Huron River through comm [more]

7:35:36 PM Science and the media: 21 - 27 May
PhysicsToday.org

It reports that experts "have begun studying whether global climate change is driving more frequent—and more intense—tornado-spawning thunderstorms. Such work is at an early stage, making it difficult to draw conclusions." But apparently if you're .. [more]

6:42:21 PM Rosie O'Donnell: Tornadoes Caused by Global Warming
Fox News (blog)

Living in an era when pop culture celebrities can assert "expert" opinions on any subject, why wait for science to catch up with pesky facts? If Rosie O'Donnell says global warming caused Joplin's destruction, then it must be true, right? ... [more]

6:42:21 PM The Yin and Yang of RGGI
Global Warming (blog)

During the press conference yesterday, he went to great lengths to state his belief that mankind is causing dangerous global warming, which is unfortunate. He justified his decision to withdraw from RGGI based the fact that the cap-and-trade was an . [more]

6:25:15 PM Lots of tornadoes this spring, but Iowa dodges disaster
Eastern Iowa Government

“They don't usually hit urban areas, because we don't have as much urban areas to hit,” State Climatologist Harry Hillaker. This year's 37 Iowa tornadoes outnumber the 33 recorded over all of 2010, Hillaker said, “although last year was a very quiet  [more]

4:55:43 PM Study finds local temperature influences belief in global warming
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA

The study, recently featured in Psychological Science, explains why public belief in global warming can fluctuate, since people can base their thinking off of the day's temperature. The researchers behind this study are also affiliated with Columbia  [more]

2:22:51 PM Climate initiative flip-flop in NJ is troublesome
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA

Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) is a sponsor of the Global Warming Response Act. By Barbara Buono and Linda Stender We face a serious crisis of conscience in New Jersey right now. While campaigning, Gov. Chris Christie opined that we needed to do more .. [more]

10:36:01 AM GOP hopefuls once hot, now cold on global warming
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscripition) - Atlanta,GA,USA

Then: "I started by saying let's stipulate that it is probable global warming is going on, and that it is conceivable human beings have a role, and therefore as a matter of prudence we ought to have less carbon loading of the atmosphere. ... [more]

9:36:02 AM Researcher ready to spark some 'Big Thinking'
Telegraph-Journal - Saint John,New Brunswick,Canada

Myths and confusion about global warming are among the biggest barriers to dealing with the problem, which scientists warn is forever changing the planet, says one of Canada's top climatologists. University of Victoria climatologist Andrew Weaver ... [more]

7:15:58 AM The Weather Piece
Second Line of Defense

We'll, take that information and build a climatology brief for them highlighting seasonal weather impacts (thunderstorms, ceiling/visibility restrictions, wind gusts, and temperature) at each airfield they are considering. Bennett: Yes. ... [more]

6:26:33 AM UKGovernment Supports Climate Change Initiative
Caribarena Antigua

... the Government is securing the UK's long term future for the sake of the generations to follow. We will remain at the forefront of the international debate, helping to build momentum toward a legally binding global climate change deal. [more]

5:05:08 AM Balancing environment, development
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA

Following NASA scientist James Hansen's path-breaking 1988 Senate testimony, announcing the reality of global climate change, Congress clarified the Arctic commission's mandate. Among other considerations, research priorities are to acknowledge and . [more]

4:29:21 AM Farewell La Nina
ABC Online - Australia

By Asa Wahlquist This time last year, climatologists could see the rain-bringer La Nina, beginning to develop. But no-one could have predicted what a record-breaker it would turn out to be. Thanks to the La Nina, in eastern and central Australia the  [more]

4:29:21 AM Dry weather a concern for reservoir managers
Online Athens - Athens,GA,USA

Officially, Athens and the rest of Northeast Georgia are abnormally dry, but a few more weeks with below-average rainfall could push climatologists to declare a "moderate drought," said state climatologist David Stooksbury. ... [more]

2:16:22 AM Boxer plans hearing on new climate report
Lobbying World

Since the left wing government control nazis changed the problem from "global warming" to the all encompassing phrase "global climate change", now anything that happens fits their "model". The truth is they have no working model at all. ... [more]

12:30:25 AM Cities affect storms, but downwind areas can get the worst of it
Imperial Valley News

Niyogi, who also is Indiana's state climatologist, said most of the storms that followed the pattern occurred during the daytime and preceded or came with a cold front. He and his team analyzed the storms' changing characteristics on radar, ... [more]



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