Hot weather could be as dangerous as freezing winters, warn forecasters - Telegraph

It may seem incongruous given the current cold snap, but meteorologists are warning the Government that given the rising global temperature it needs to consider whether to start issuing hot weather payments to keep poorer families cool.

Freezing temperatures cause sea to freeze - Telegraph

Charles Chapman, marina manager of Parkstone Yacht Club, on the edge of Sandbanks, said: “I have been here for more than 20 years and I cannot remember this ever happening before. The edge of the sea is frozen along the surf line.”

Markey getting top energy post in House

In a telephone interview, Pelosi lauded Markey's ``knowledge, experience, judgment and ability to communicate on this subject so effectively. Combined with his chairmanship of the select committee on global warming, ``this makes him really a powerhouse on the issue of global warming and energy independence,'' she said.

Again, Markey is the guy who claimed that carbon dioxide caused "Black Hawk Down"