Friday, October 08, 2010

Do You Affect The Climate Of Lesotho? | Real Science
The leaders of a bloc of small countries have figured out a way to con millions of dollars of borrowed money out of stupid leaders of bankrupt western countries.

They are sending us a message to throw the idiots out next month.
Major Cooling In Both Hemispheres | Real Science
Over the past month, we have seen a sharp drop in SST anomalies in both hemispheres. Most notable is the very cold water north of Russia, in the upper left corner.

This is one reason why forecasters in Russia are predicting the coldest winter in a thousand years.
Energy-efficiency weather data 30 years old | The Australian
THE weather data used by the federal government to determine how billions of dollars are spent to make buildings more energy-efficient is 30 years out of date.
How air-conditioning is baking our world | Environment | guardian.co.uk
We build up these big Sun Belt cities on the assumption of air-conditioning, so there's limited green space. The heat island effect becomes pretty overwhelming -- all the asphalt, concrete, and steel are trapping heat that's then released throughout the night. In Phoenix you can easily have a lot of nights where the temperature never drops below 90, while in the normal desert climate you get a big drop in temperature.

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