20 provinces in Thailand facing winter disaster | Pakistan

The Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on Sunday declared winter disaster zone in northern and northeastern 20 provinces in Thailand.
Director-General of the Department Viboon Sanguanpong said people in 10 northern provinces as well as another 10 provinces in northeastern part are currently suffering from harsh winter.

Top 10 green stories of 2010 | Grist

Republicans stampede toward climate denial

head in the sandLike creationists in Kansas, nearly every Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate this year -- and half of all Republicans who’ll be in the U.S. Congress next year -- dispute the scientific consensus on climate change. Even John McCain, who just two years ago ran for president on a platform of climate action, got all denial-y this year. It’s like evolution ... but backwards!

BBC News - Record low temperature at Crosby coast

Part of the Merseyside coast has been experiencing its lowest temperature since records began.

Schwarzenegger's legacy: GOP thought it had a winner; conservatives spotted a 'RINO' - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee

Above all, his crowning policy achievement – the one law Schwarzenegger is most proud of signing – was probably his worst idea and will likely fizzle in the long run. AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, empowered the state Air Resources Board to impose a sweeping array of new rules and regulations aimed at curbing CO 2 emissions and establishing a regional cap-and-trade system.

Announcing "the global warming debate is over," Schwarzenegger signed the law amid great fanfare in 2006 when unemployment was still at 5 percent, the housing bubble hadn't yet burst, Al Gore was riding high, and cap-and-trade schemes were beguiling nations the world over.