Antarctica to get surface based space weather monitoring network « Watts Up With That?

Of course the big question is, will they be able to keep the stations from becoming buried in snow like weather stations in the flawed Steig et al paper that determined that “Antarctica is warming”?

What is angry, hot, and green? « Watts Up With That?

Witness AngryGreenGirl.com

Yes that’s right, a green “skin” website advertising itself as “We’re hot green, and shameless”.

Steamy heat more common in California study

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bouts of extreme muggy heat lasting for days once rare in California are becoming more frequent and intense due to ocean patterns altered by climate change scientists said in a study released on Tuesday.

[August '09]: Where's the heat? Los Angeles experiencing a cool summer so far

First came the 40 straight days from late May to the end of June when downtown L.A. had below-average temperatures every single day. Then July ended cooler than normal.

Now August is here, and Southern California’s traditionally hottest month hasn’t exactly started on fire.

Electricity bills down 13% with cooler summer | sctimes.com | St. Cloud Times

In July, the average temperature in St. Cloud was 66 degrees, making it the third-coldest on record, according to the Minnesota Climatology Working Group. On the hottest two days the mercury only hit 85 degrees, not the 90s common in midsummer.

The cool trend has continued in August with an average temperature of 68 degrees and a high of 89.