Alarmists Offer A Perfect Global Warming Challenge - James Taylor - Endpoint Analysis - Forbes

In the wake of last week’s tragic tornado outbreak, the alarmists are inviting us to focus on the alleged connection between global warming and tornadoes. I agree – let’s indeed pay special attention to the tornado issue. The alarmists’ argument regarding tornadoes is a near perfect proxy for alarmist global warming arguments as a whole. The skeptical counter-arguments are a near perfect proxy for skeptical global arguments as a whole. Do you trust subjective speculation that is strongly and repeatedly contradicted by real-world facts, or do you trust the theory that is strongly and consistently supported by real-world facts? Answer this question regarding tornadoes, and you will similarly have your answer regarding the overall global warming debate.

Australian ski season | Snow It All blog

Snowbird in Utah copped over 18 metres of snow in their best season on record. Breckenridge and Vail in Colorado broke their records too with Vail having the best season in 10 years. Squaw Valley in California hit the 18-metre-plus mark, another record breaking figure, and Whistler Blackcomb in Canada recorded it's second snowiest winter on record.

How Global Warming Caused the Attack of the Giant Ants | Discoblog | Discover Magazine

Archibald and his team think that the giant ants made their break for it when the Eocene experienced one of its hyperthermals, hundred-thousand-year periods of higher temperatures thought to be “driven by the release of carbon dioxide from sediment.” It’s estimated that these warm periods would have raised Arctic temperatures to 46 degrees Fahrenheit.

Climate change: Climate change predictions unclear for California precipitation and runoff - latimes.com

Precipitation and runoff in California's major river basin will not fall dramatically with climate change, according to a new federal study that shows rising temperatures will have an uneven effect on the West's water supplies.