Monday, February 13, 2012

Global BC | Heavy snow cuts off thousands for days in Eastern Europe; military planes transport food

In the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, the roof of the Grbavica stadium partially collapsed Monday under the weight of heavy snow but no one was injured. It was the second stadium roof collapse in Sarajevo in as many days, following one at the nearby Skenderija sports stadium that hosted ice skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Former UK Env Minister: US hiding behind China on climate change | RTCC

Proportionally, China is arguably doing more to combat climate change than any other country,” said Lord Deben.

IPCC : In The Early 1970s, Arctic Sea Ice Was Persistently Below Normal | Real Science

Between 1974 and 1978 (when satellites went up) Arctic sea ice extent increased by 15%.

By using the 1978 peak as a starting point, alarmists have driven themselves into a mindless and nonsensical frenzy about death spirals and an ice-free Arctic. The graph below adds in the missing data (red) from prior to 1978.

UK Universities Receive £72 Million p.a. For Climate Research « NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

In December, I submitted the following request under the FOI Act to all UK universities :-

"Please supply a list of research grants received during 2010 that relate to climate research,the effects of climate change or mitigation of climate change”.

I can now reveal, from the replies from 56 universities, that the total amounts to over £72 million. Most of this is provided either by government funded Research Councils (EPSRC/NERC/ESRC), the EU, or is funded directly by government departments.

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