NCDC: 250 Snowfall Records So Far In 2009; This December Shapes Up to be the Coldest on Record

Total Number of Records for December 25, 2009(out of 11,209 stations with at least 30 years of data)New: 250 + Tied: 13 = Total: 263 More here: National Climatic Data CenterDecember shaping up to be one of the coldest on record in the USBlizzard hits Christmas travelers in Nebraska and Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)It has [...] continue reading world news

Beijing and Seoul Hit by Heaviest Snow in More Than Half Century

A worker de-ices a walkway at the Forbidden City in Beijing on Jan. 4, 2010. (Bloomberg) Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) — The heaviest snowfall to hit Beijing and Seoul in more than half a century grounded hundreds of planes in the two capitals as temperatures in northern China were set to fall to the lowest in [...] continue reading world news

Climategate: Michael Mann’s Very Unhappy ‘Whistleblower’ New Year

Michael MannAs I said yesterday, one of our jobs this year is to wipe the complacent smiles off the smug faces of the lobbyists, “experts”, “scientists”, politicians and activists pushing AGW.This is why I am so glad to report that Michael Mann - creator of the incredible Hockey Stick curve and one of the scientists [...] continue reading world news

Winter Chaos Around The World

A train stranded in Shangdu, Inner MongoliaWorld:- Now that really IS the wrong type of snow on the line! Winter brings travel chaos around the world (Daily Mail)US:- Midwest bracing for heavy snow, wind chills of -50; South freezes too (AP)- Colorado Becomes Country’s Cold Spot (ABC News)- South struggles with record-setting freeze (USA Today)Europe:- [...] continue reading world news

US: 17,000 potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under obscure law

All is well. You can fully trust corporations that have only one interest: Profit!Dow Chemical plant, Midland, MichiganOf some 84,000 chemicals being used commercially in the United States, some 20 percent — or 17,000 — are kept secret not only from the public, but from medical professionals, state regulators and even emergency responders, according to [...] continue reading world news

Britain is facing one of the coldest winters in 100 years, experts predict

Britain is bracing itself for one of the coldest winters for a century with temperatures hitting minus 16 degrees Celsius, forecasters have warned. Parts of Scotland have had snowcover for nearly three weeks They predicted no let up in the freezing snap until at least mid-January, with snow, ice [...] continue reading world news

Stanford University: Ethanol burns dirtier than gasoline

(NaturalNews) A recent study conducted by researchers at Stanford University has revealed that ethanol fuel produces more ozone that regular gasoline. When ethanol is burned through combustion, it produces emissions that are substantially higher than gasoline in aldehydes, the carcinogenic precursors to ozone.Much of the fuel dispensed at pumps in America today is a blend [...] continue reading world news