Climate Research News » Correlation Between Cosmic Rays and Ozone Depletion

This Letter reports reliable satellite data in the period of 1980–2007 covering two full 11-yr cosmic ray (CR) cycles, clearly showing the correlation between CRs and ozone depletion, especially the polar ozone loss (hole) over Antarctica. The results provide strong evidence of the physical mechanism that the CR-driven electron-induced reaction of halogenated molecules plays the dominant role in causing the ozone hole. Moreover, this mechanism predicts one of the severest ozone losses in 2008–2009 and probably another large hole around 2019–2020, according to the 11-yr CR cycle.

The Associated Press: Heavy snow moves into Colorado; blizzard threatens

DENVER (AP) — A major spring snowstorm dumped at least a foot of snow across the Colorado-Wyoming state line on Thursday, canceling hundreds of flights, shutting down schools and making roads treacherous.

Wyoming authorities reported at least 33 people were injured in three pileups involving about 50 vehicles on Interstate 25 just south of the state line, leading Colorado officials to close the highway for more than 40 miles south of Cheyenne. The interstate is the main north-south thoroughfare in Colorado.

Aaron Fowler, chief of Laramie County Fire District 1 in Wyoming, said many other vehicles also slid off the road while trying to avoid the wrecks.
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Forecasters predicted up to 2 feet of snow south and east of Denver by Friday and up to 15 inches in the city itself.

eNewsUSA: Is The White House Backing Away From Cap And Trade?

In a revealing interview on "Hardball" with Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) one of the leaders of the Moderate Democrats coalition, which has the political power to control Senate passage of controversial parts of the President's budget proposal, Bayh talks of being careful to do cap and trade "the right way" and also points out a little discussed fact, that if such things as health care reform and cap and trade are pushed through Congress under the budget reconciliation process (with only 50 votes as opposed to 60) that they will have to be reauthorized in five years. He points out, these are long term programs that need stability. Bayh's interview was conducted after President Obama met with the Moderate Democrats coalition earlier in the day.

Pete Stark at today’s climate-change [scam] hearing - Political Blotter - Politics in the Bay Area and beyond

Here’s Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, at today’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on addressing price volatility in climate change legislation — that is, achieving our environmental goals at the lowest possible cost to the economy and consumers