Understanding James Hansen | Real Science

Part of Hudson Bay does not have any ice, and won’t for a few more days. This is causing brutal cold in western US and will cause brutal cold in other parts of the world in February.

The rationale is simple. The Earth​ is heating out of control due to having passed the tipping point of CO2. Therefore all weather is due to global warming. So all we need to do is find something which is due to warmer than average weather, and blame all cold weather for the rest of the winter on it.

There is no basis in science, logic or rational thought behind this reasoning, but since newspaper writers are scientifically illiterate, they will believe any thing this snake oil salesman tells them.

Who gets the most access to network data (like emails at CRU)? | Watts Up With That?

Somebody who had the ability to peek at these emails as part of their job might just as easily have had access to the RealClimate Server too. Remember there’s almost a quarter million emails we haven’t seen. Chances are, one of those contained the key to the RC server, which allowed them to become an RC administrator and post the original FOIA story which Gavin Schmidt caught and squelched.

I and others I correspond with have our theories about who the leaker might be. From my perspective now, someone with broad system access looks to be a more likely candidate than a malicious outsider.

Met Office warns of UK climate risks | Environment | The Guardian

Britain will experience water shortages and flooding by the end of the century if temperatures are left unchecked, analysis shows

Flashback: Climate change will be good for Britain's growers says Met Office - Telegraph

Climate change will be good for British farming, according to a new Met Office
report, that found most agricultural will become more productive as
temperatures rise.