Global warming: That denialist conspiracy isn't doing its job very well

I find it almost incomprehensible that the Heartland Institute or Competitive Enterprise Institute don't at the very least have interns chasing down links in IPCC documents and flagging anomalous statements. But such appears to be the case.

Global warming: Waiting for major media to catch up

The key drivers for the story will be any expectations of a Pachauri resignation, any firm hints that there are other shoes waiting to drop, or anything that might involve Gore or one of the other celebs who have been touting activist solutions. Political changes will be too slow to develop, I think. Cap and Trade, the EPA, carbon trading schemes in Europe and Australia--nothing seems set to happen quickly enough to get on an editorial calendar in February.

Reuters AlertNet - Blizzards threaten Chinese New Year rush home

BEIJING, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Heavy snow and blizzards across a large swathe of northern China have closed major roads and airports as millions of people try to head home for the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said on Wednesday.

My Way News - Blizzards pound snowbound Mid-Atlantic to New York

The storm has buried Baltimore under record snow for the season and put Washington within inches of a high from 1898-99, according to the National Weather Service.

More than 5 inches fell in both cities since Tuesday, making the total for Baltimore 65.6 inches since December, breaking the previous record of 62.5 inches from 1995-96. Washington is only about 4 inches away from its record of 54.4 inches from 1898-99.

"It's hard to find anything in the history books of these types of storms back-to-back," said National Weather Service meteorologist Stephen Konarik.

National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON REGION...CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THIS AFTERNOON. LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4 FT POSSIBLE.

Washington Builds a Mountain of Snow - WSJ.com

"Where we were able to plow, particularly in the intersections, we have snow piled up 15 feet high," Mr. Compton said. He expects his fleet of 600 trucks to fill between four and six "strategically located" lots with snow before his work is done.

Montgomery County isn't about to let the District of Columbia take the title for the tallest snow mountain. During the December storm, the county shifted around 2,000 truckloads of snow from its business district, making snow piles 30 or 40 feet high, said Mr. Compton, the county's highway services chief.

Snow Storm Economics: Does Winter Weather Stimulate Economy? - ABC News

Office of Personnel Management chief John Berry, who decides when to close the federal government, has said each snow day costs taxpayers an estimated $100 million in work government employees don't do.

More Than A Foot Of Snow Clobbers Chicago Area - cbs2chicago.com

The seemingly endless snowstorm is finally moving out of the area Wednesday morning, after leaving more than a foot of snow on the ground in many parts of the area and shattering a record for the date.