Warming Imperils Crops in India and China - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Yields from rain-irrigated wheat could drop by 44 percent by 2050 under warmer conditions forecasted by climate models, the Indian farm scientist M.S. Swaminathan told reporters during the 97th Indian Science Congress last week.

[Flashback: So why all the bumper harvests?] | Reuters

The country's grain production has recently reached record levels, despite damage from droughts, floods and frost. In 2008, China enjoyed a fifth straight year of bumper harvests, with grain output at a record 525 million tonnes.

New York Ripe for Electric Cars, Study Says - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

A report from the consulting firm McKinsey, scheduled to be issued Monday, found that about a fifth of New York City residents are “early adopters” likely to purchase an electric car. Such vehicles could account for 16 percent of automobile sales by 2015, with 70,000 electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars on city streets.

Even so, the city would only see a net 2 percent reduction in carbon emissions from the replacement of gasoline-powered cars by electric vehicles, or E.V.’s, according to a summary of the report provided to The Times.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Record-breaking “cold snap” hits nation

MS-NBC reports on the damage already felt in Georgia and Florida, two states used to having warmer winters

Interesting Set Of Slides From MSNBC On The Northern Hemisphere’s Current Cold Period « Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

The 62 slides can be viewed here.