Daily Archives: July 8, 2009

“…frost has never been reported before in July”

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Frost in July hits P.E.I. from CBC News Temperatures dropped to a record low in Prince Edward Island overnight Tuesday, with reports of frost throughout the province. An official record low of 3.8 C was set early Wednesday morning at … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 208 Comments

G-8 Summit drops CO2 targets, keeps 2 degree temperature goal

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Legislating temperature limits to 2°C will surely be more effective than legislating alcohol. Right? Developing Nations Rebuff G-8 on Curbing Pollutants By PETER BAKER New York Times L’AQUILA, Italy — The world’s major industrial nations and newly emerging powers failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate_change, politics | 165 Comments

Greenpeace defaces Mount Rushmore

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More civil disobedience and vandalism along the thinking of Dr. James Hansen of NASA GISS, who advocates such things. From Ecorazzi and Treehugger Greenpeace took a unique approach today and sent several climbers up Mt. Rushmore in the middle of … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, ridiculae | 106 Comments

The Medieval Warm Period linked to the success of Machu Picchu, Inca Empire

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According to Wikipedia,  the Medieval Warm Period was a time of warm weather around AD 800-1300 during the European Medieval period. Initial research on the MWP and the following Little Ice Age (LIA) was largely done in Europe, where the … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, Science | 120 Comments