For political reasons, alarmist Joe Romm wants us to call champagne bubbles "global warming pollution"

Rhetorically, the work I’ve seen on polling and focus groups suggest an even better term is “global warming pollution.” I’d recommend people use that term. It is arguably more accurate than most of the terms currently being used, and has the virtue of communicating more information in a short phrase.

Reef boom beats doom | Eureka! Science News

Marine scientists say they are astonished at the spectacular recovery of certain coral reefs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from a devastating coral bleaching event in 2006. That year high sea temperatures caused massive and severe coral bleaching in the Keppel Islands, in the southern part of the GBR. The damaged reefs were quickly smothered by a single species of seaweed – an event that can spell the total loss of the corals.

However, a lucky combination of rare circumstances meant the reefs were able to achieve a spectacular recovery, with abundant corals re-established in a single year, says Dr Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) and the Centre for Marine Studies at The University of Queensland.

YouTube - What Obama Doesn't Want You To See About Global Warming Part 1/3

This feature discusses Global Warming, its causes and the thought process behind Climate Change Legislation.

Hospital ready for the winter: Are we sure that another .5 degree of warmth would be a bad thing?

THE Royal Bolton Hospital is launching a review to make sure it is better prepared for winter pressures.

More trips and falls in icy weather, outbreaks of winter vomiting bugs and flu have all heaped more pressure on hospital staff in the winter months.

Earlier this year, the hospital was forced to close several wards due to an outbreak of the norovirus.

Now the trust’s chief executive has outlined plans to improve services during the busiest time of the year.