Killer icicles terrorise Russians - Yahoo! News

SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Walking along a Saint Petersburg Street immersed in music, Milana Kashtanova, became the latest victim of falling icicles and ice blocks that have killed five people and injured 147 in the city following Russia's coldest winter in 30 years.

World snow report includes fresh powder in Jackson Hole, warm and dry weather in the Alps

“Winter 2009-2010 is positioning itself as one of snowiest in the last thirty years. The snowfalls have been substantial and regular during this winter.” said Virginie Bernat of SkiInfo France. ”Most French resorts are still open, the ski season is not over!”

Britain's answer to Nasa gets $489m space budget - Space - NZ Herald News

Ministers also said a new £40 million International Space Innovation Centre would be built to use space data to understand climate change and develop strategies for securing space systems.

Carbon lobby blocked deal at Copenhagen: Greenpeace

The report revealed that the oil lobbies not only funded anti-science projects but also led a systematic attack on the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

'Not only that, personal attacks trying to discredit climate scientists have become a method with the climate sceptics. Corporations poured in millions of dollars to fund studies and research and promote climate science antagonists,' it said.

Corporations not only lobbied governments, they also sought to undermine the science by supporting the attacks from climate sceptics on the IPCC.