A Cool Wind Braces the Hot-Air Crowd - Rasmussen Reports™

For years, global warming alarmists have pointed to every drought and heat wave as proof that global warming was a real environmental threat. They had few qualms about blurring the line between weather and climate to make a PR point. Perhaps, then, it was karma that brought a blizzard and freezing temperatures to the U.N. climate change Conference of Parties confab in Copenhagen (or COP-15 for short) last week.

Thomas Friedman On Copenhagen: Columnist Weighs In On Climate [Hoax] Conference (VIDEO)

According to Thomas Friedman, last week's climate change conference in Copenhagen was an "unprecedented breakdown," not an "unprecedented breakthrough," as described by President Obama.

The New York Times columnist weighed in on Copenhagen during an appearance Monday night on The Rachel Maddow Show.x

Video: Leading Climate Scientist James Hansen on Why He's Pleased the Copenhagen Summit Failed, "Cap and Fade," Climategate and More

We speak with the nation’s leading climate scientist, James Hansen. He wasn’t at the Copenhagen climate summit and explains why he thinks it’s ultimately better for the planet that the talks collapsed. We also speak with with Dr. Hansen about his new book, “Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth of the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity” and much more.

Intense Tropical Cyclones in a Warming World

The People's Republic of China's researcher states that "even in the Atlantic, where a significant correlation between the thermodynamic [temperature related] factors and the frequency of intense TCs exists, it is not clear whether global warming will produce a net increase in such a frequency, because model projections suggest an increase in vertical wind shear associated with an increase in sea surface temperature," which phenomenon tends to work against intense TC development. Hence, he concludes that "it remains uncertain whether the frequency of occurrence of intense TCs will increase under a global warming scenario."

Prince William spends night sleeping rough - Telegraph

The chief executive wrote on his charity's website: "We took as much precaution as possible - finding a relatively secluded spot in an alleyway, shielded partly by a collection of wheelie bins.

"But there was no shielding from the bitter cold, or the hard concrete floor, or the fear of being accosted by drug dealers, pimps or those out to give homeless people a 'good kicking'.

Copenhagen accord was a disaster, says Sweden | Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sweden described the Copenhagen climate change summit as a "disaster" and a "great failure" on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of European Union environment ministers to discuss how to rescue the process.