The World’s Tropical Forests Are Already Feeling the Heat by William Laurance: Yale Environment 360

Indeed, for any specific location in the tropics, our ability to predict future changes in temperatures — and especially rainfall — is appallingly bad. Different global circulation models, which are our best tools for projecting future climates, often differ wildly — even when run under the exact same hypothetical greenhouse-gas scenarios.

Scientists are also bitterly divided on whether undisturbed rainforests will grow more massive or shrink in the future.

Westpac joins carbon revolt | The Australian

WESTPAC chief executive Gail Kelly has joined the growing criticism of Labor's carbon tax, declaring an emissions trading scheme better for business and warning the "uncertainty" caused by the lack of policy detail is affecting her customers.

California frost devastates grape crop | Daily wine news - the latest breaking wine news from around the world | News | decanter.com

California's Central Coast may have lost up to 50% of its grape crop after one of the worst spring frosts in history.

Tuesday Ties Record for Low Temperature in San Antonio | KGNB 1420 AM

(San Antonio, TX) -- Yesterday was a record tying day for cool temperatures in the San Antonio region. The thermometer at the San Antonio International Airport dipped to 47-degrees yesterday morning just before 6am, tying the record set back in 1970.