Western Canada Harvest Slowed by Cold Spell, Wheat Board Says - BusinessWeek

Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Western Canada’s grain harvest was slowed by cold weather for a third straight week, and frost in Alberta and Saskatchewan has caused “isolated damage,” the Winnipeg-based Canadian Wheat Board said.

Temperatures were as much as 5 degrees Celsius below normal, the CWB said today in a report on its website.

Canada to become global power thanks to climate change: Author

A top U.S. geographer says Canada will emerge as a major world power within 40 years as part of a climate-driven transformation of global trade, agriculture and geopolitics highlighted by the rise of the "Northern Rim" nations.

Women more knowledgeable than men on global warming, survey says - CSMonitor.com

His study found that women conveyed slightly greater knowledge of climate change than men – agreeing that its affects were already being seen, that it is human-caused and that scientists think it is occurring. Women were also slightly more concerned about global warming than men.

Flashback: YouTube - Lord Monckton addresses a Greenpeace-campaigner on global warming

[Is this woman displaying greater knowledge?] Christopher Monckton discusses with a Lady from Greenpeace.

Record Hot Summer Wreaks Havoc - ScienceNOW

Record-breaking summer temperatures and the warmest year to date in 131 years are wreaking havoc on the global environment, say climate scientists.

Alabama's 2010 tornado tally lowest in 60 years | al.com

Alabama has had fewer tornadoes in 2010 than in any of the past 60 years, according to the National Weather Service.