[An alarmist criticizes Obama's apparent disinterest in the global warming hoax] | Grist

Yeah, the tea partiers ranted about “cap and tax.” And yes, I know, this criticism should really be addressed to President Obama, who -- let’s be frank -- has still not given any sign that he understands that this little problem with cooking the planet is more than just another political issue. Where is the big climate speech? Where is the political muscle? I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who noticed that the president flew to West Virginia to attend services for the 29 miners killed in the recent mining tragedy, but sent only brief videotaped remarks to the tens of thousands of climate activists who rallied on the National Mall last weekend. So hey, if the president isn’t going to show any spine on this, why should you?

APA - Melting sea ice would cause sea levels to rise by ’hair’s breadth’

Researchers at the University of Leeds calculate that around 1.5 million Titanic-sized icebergs each year are melting into the sea every year in the Arctic and Antarctic. This is causing sea level to rise by just 49 micrometers per year - around a hair’s breadth.

At that rate it would take 200 years for the oceans to rise by 1cm as a result of melting sea ice. If all the floating ice in the world melted it would cause sea levels to rise by just 4cm.

Cold snap wilts crops, inflates market prices - INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Although the temperature yesterday was up a bit, Thursday’s high in Seoul, 7.8 degrees Celsius (46 degrees Fahrenheit), was a record low for that date. The previous record for a cold day in April was 10.1 degrees in 1962.

It even snowed in Gangwon yesterday.
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“Some of the pear farms have suffered tremendously,” said Kim, “with more than 90 percent of their trees dying.”