Bank Holiday weekend to end in cold and frost - Telegraph

Hopes of a warm finish to a rain-lashed Bank Holiday weekend have been dashed as forecasters predicted unseasonably cold temperatures and a frost over much of England and Wales.

Corn Rises in Chicago on Speculation China May Increase Imports - BusinessWeek

Rains will disrupt planting in the corn- and soybean-growing areas in the Midwest, while cold weather in northeast China will delay planting of spring crops and may cause damage to newly emerged crops, Telvent DTN Inc. said in an April 30 forecast.

InterAcademy Council | Review of the IPCC

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – The InterAcademy Council (IAC), an organization of the world’s science academies, announced today that Harold T. Shapiro, an economist and former president of Princeton University and the University of Michigan, will chair a 12-member committee to conduct an independent review of the procedures and processes of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The review was requested last month by the United Nations.

Cardin wants new drilling 'off the table' in Senate's energy bill - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

"I certainly hope it doesn't derail the bill," Cardin said of the oil spill's effect on the Kerry-Lieberman-Graham bill overall.

Do clouds disappear? « Calder's Updates

A last word from Svensmark, in a comment to a Swiss journalist when the report by Arnold’s group came out in February 2010: “The case for cosmic rays and their impact on clouds looks better than ever.”