Top climate scientist on monster tornadoes: ‘It’d be irresponsible not to mention climate change’ | Grist

Climate scientist Gavin Schmidt, climate modeller at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, concurred:

It is a truism to say that everything has been affected by climate change so far and therefore this latest outbreak must in some sense have been affected, but attribution is hard, and the further down the chain the causality is supposed to go, the harder this is. For heat waves it is easier, for statistics on precipitation intensity it is easier -- there are multiple levels of good modelling, theory, and observations to back it up. But we have much less to go on with tornadoes.

RENOVATION work continues at Woodhall Spa's Jubilee Park as new management prepares for its first season in charge.

this year, a much-loved café building will be missing from its landscape.

The café was demolished after it was ravaged by the Arctic winter weather, which left it structurally unsound and unfit for purpose.

Fears of Japan Fallout Are Overblown, Experts Say - NYTimes.com

Experts say that humans are bombarded by so much radiation from so many other sources, including many natural ones, that the uptick from Japan disappears as a cause of concern the big picture is considered.

Cold start for honey season

April showers may bring May flowers, but beekeepers across Idaho would like to see more warm, sunny days.

Cold weather that lingered into April has taken a toll on many hives. Average daily temperatures ranged from near normal on a few days to as much as 11 degrees below normal for an entire week.

“The bees just haven’t had an opportunity to recover,” said Jonathan Millet, a beekeeper from Marsing and president of the Idaho Honey Industry Association. “It takes good weather to recover these bees.”