Journey to a hostile climate | theage.com.au

THEY'RE on talkback most days. They're writing for the letters page or thundering from opinion columns. You can find several archetypes neatly rounded up in Canberra, in the Senate, where Steve Fielding is the new doubter, Bob Brown is the old believer, Nick Xenophon is alarmed at the problem but unpersuaded by the solution, and Ron Boswell explodes at the very mention.

They are individuals finding different voices to reconcile their beliefs, ideologies, aspirations and histories with the alarm bells of climate science.

I wonder if it will contain a nice selection of climate realist books: TERI launches specialised library on climate change

New Delhi (PTI): In a first of its kind initiative in the country, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on Friday launched a specialised library on climate change to spread awareness and information on the issue.

Ambassador of Norway Ann Ollestad inaugurated the library in presence of climate expert and TERI Director General R.K. Pachauri, who said "the initiative is important to create resources from where people can gain knowledge about climate change".

Lack of global warming hits Obama's hometown -- chicagotribune.com

Little League players have gotten a raw deal, said Jack Pruitt, head coach of the Welles Park Minor League Tigers in Lincoln Square.

"The rain hasn't been as much an issue as the cold," said Pruitt. "You can just see [the players] are just not as comfortable" when temperatures drop.

In Gurnee, the Park District won't open its Hunt Club Park Aquatic Center unless the forecast calls for a high temperature of at least 70 degrees. You would think that 70 is an easy benchmark for June. But using that threshold, the district's marketing director, Jennifer Gilbert, said the outdoor pool remained locked 9 of 15 scheduled swim days so far this year. On the six days it did open, the pool either opened late or closed early because of inclement weather.

On Thursday morning, swim enthusiasts heard familiar news.

"The aquatic center will be closed due to low temperatures," said a forlorn voice on the facility's answering machine.