The Antarctic Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse: Media recycles photos and storylines from previous years « Watts Up With That?

It seems that not only is the photography recycled, so is the storyline. It seems to happen every year, about this time. Note the photos show shear failure and cracks, not melted ice. Shear failure is mostly mechanical-stress related, though ice does tend to be more brittle at colder temperatures.

Stay slim to save the planet | Newspost Online

Scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’’s department of epidemiology and population health say food production is a major contributor to global warming.

The research team suggested that a lean population will consume almost 20 per cent less food than a population in which 40 per cent of people are obese.

Transport-related emissions will also be lower if people are slim because it takes less energy to move them around.

Dr Phil Edwards, one of the leaders of the study, said he thought people had a “responsibility to the climate”.

Bahamas Weather Conference - Day Two | ABC 6 | Featured Story

Dr. Landsea's opinion is that natural processes are the driving force behind the latest upswing in hurricane activity. It is similar to the busy period that occurred from the 1930s to 1950s.