Amazon Continues To Get Very Heavy Rain | Real Science

Each new article about the Amazon drought brings another five inches of rain. This has been going on for months.

Declining Spring Snow Cover : Snowiest March Since 1987 | Real Science

Extensive northern hemisphere snow cover during the 197os was caused by record cold and global cooling, but now it is caused by record heat and global warming. Like when your broiler starts behaving like the deep freeze.

Obama did not ‘promise’ to veto an EPA-blocking bill | Grist

I don't see a promise there. I see wiggle room where his advisers can "recommend" a veto and he can ignore their recommendations

Solar is contagious | Grist

Adam Browning of Vote Solar wrote about a recent study of the peer pressure effect of solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption. The study [PDF] notes that for every 1 percent increase in the number of installations in a single ZIP code, there's a commensurate 1 percent decrease in the amount of time until the next solar installation. As he writes, "solar is contagious!"

Fish kills another legacy of long, snowy winter | kare11.com

Hundreds of dead fish are washed up on Wahlstrom's property on Schmidt Lake in Plymouth, or floating in the shallow water. He knows the recipe for a fish kill: Early, heavy snow piles up on the ice, making it impossible for sunlight to reach the bottom of a lake. The lack of natural light then keeps plant life from creating oxygen. If the winter is long enough, and the heavy snow lasts, fish eventually run out of oxygen to breathe and die.