Snowfall in hills sends chilly winds into Kashmir valley | Hill Post

Srinagar : As the maximum day temperature fell eight degrees Celsius below average in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar Saturday, the higher reaches in the Himalayas received moderate snowfall Sunday, sending chilly winds whistling into the Valley.
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“October normally used to be sunny and dry, but the continuing cold weather for the last two days has ushered in an early winter,” said Bashir Ahmad War, a retired senior veterinarian here.

Witches, God, climate change … it's a matter of belief

Simon Turnill uses the internet to pursue the public debate on climate change. Trained as an engineer and lawyer, Turnill runs the Australian Climate Madness blog, which carries the sub-heading ''Just don't tell me the debate is over …'' He says he is ''agnostic'' on the science of climate change, but links to sceptics' blogs from around the world.

He agrees with Kitcher that, ''with something as complex as climate change … most people don't have the skills to properly analyse and criticise the technicalities of the science.

''However, I don't believe that's a good enough reason to abandon public debate and move on. … people can understand when there's a smell about it; there's something not quite right with the process. People can see the way climate science is being discussed at the United Nations. It's been tainted with a very strong political agenda, which is skewing the results.''