The Butterfly Effect

The ‘global warming’ Bunnies have got the butterflies. Unfortunately for them (and for everybody else, I might add), the last two British summers have been pretty dreadful, being cold and very wet. This has also been a bit of a downer for a number of our native butterfly species...

US forecaster lowers Atlantic hurricane prediction | International | Reuters

MIAMI, April 7 (Reuters) - Citing cooler seas and the prospect of a weak El Nino, Colorado State University's hurricane team lowered its 2009 Atlantic forecast on Tuesday to 12 tropical storms, of which six could become hurricanes.

The research team, founded by storm forecasting pioneer William Gray, said the season could see two "major" hurricanes of Category 3 or higher on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale. Hurricanes of that magnitude have sustained winds of more than 110 miles per hour (177 km per hour). [Via Climate Realists]

Bismarck Tribune - North Dakota News - West Fargo wind tower plant cuts about 100

WEST FARGO (AP) - Wind tower maker DMI Industries Inc., says it has cut 100 more workers due to declining demand from customers.

DMI spokeswoman Belinda Forknell said Tuesday that the latest cuts, along with 60 cuts made in January, leave about 200 people working at the West Fargo plant.