Chinook Pass opening latest in 37 years - Enumclaw, WA Patch

Chinook Pass between Enumclaw and Naches is scheduled to open Thursday at 10 a.m., the latest opening in 37 years.

Cold weather might be killing turtles: scientists - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) says cold weather could be causing a spike in turtle deaths around Townsville in north Queensland.

Cosmic Log - Is Arctic ice thinning?

The satellite obtains thickness measurements with a technique that bounces radar waves off the ice and the water in cracks which separate the ice floes. A calculation allows them to determine the sea ice thickness above the water.

Of course, about 90 percent of sea ice is actually underwater, "but if you measure the 10 percent above and know roughly what the density (of the ice) is, which tells you how much is above versus below, then you can calculate the total thickness," Meier said.

Rain, hail, gales, frost, ducks: yes, it's summer again - The Irish Times - Thu, Jun 23, 2011

the recent ground frost has scorched the leaves of a host of semi-tender crops and left some potato plants looking very miserable indeed.

According to Teagasc’s vegetable crops adviser, Stephen Alexander, the damage has been surprisingly widespread. “A night-time low of minus 2.5degrees was recently recorded at Dublin airport and we’re getting reports of frost damage to potato crops in Dublin, Meath, Tipperary and even Cork,” he says. “What I would call semi-tender crops, such as pumpkins, sweetcorn, tomatoes, courgettes, French beans and runner beans, have also been hit.”