Snow Storm: 8.2 Inches On Ground At O'Hare - cbs2chicago.com

CHICAGO (STNG) - By Saturday morning, more than eight inches of snow had fallen at O'Hare International Airport and another two inches could fall on the city by the time this storm ends, city officials said.

Oregon's GPS Mileage Tax Encourages Bad Habits: Analysis - Popular Mechanics

Is this a good idea? In a word, no. At best, it's overcomplicated and intrusive. At worst, it's a threat to privacy and the environment.

December a record month, says Clive fire chief

Cold weather can create long days for firefighters in Clive and Waukee.

Freezing pipes, vehicle crashes and fires in cars and homes made December a busy month for area fire departments.

"That was a pretty active month for us," Clive Fire Chief Rick Roe said this week.

His department responded to 204 calls for service last month, more than any month in the history of Clive.

Daily Monitoring of Global Average Temperatures « Roy Spencer, Ph. D.

For those who are interested in monitoring how the current month’s global average tropospheric temperature is shaping up, we have a website where you can plot daily global average satellite-based temperatures since August 1998. The data come from the AMSU instrument flying on the NOAA-15 satellite, and the updates are made automatically once a day in the late afternoon; they run about 1-2 days behind real-time.