HadCRUT 1877-1878 : Warmest Winter On Record In Fargo, North Dakota | Real Science

January was exceptionally warm at the majority of HadCRUT’s land based sites, yet their reported global anomaly was lower than current reported temperatures. More evidence that global temperature reporting is a complete joke.

Europe death toll now 400 from icy weather

Icebreakers have battled Europe's big chill as the Danube river froze over more than 170km, and dozens died of cold on a continent gripped by some of the lowest temperatures in decades.

The overall death toll from the cold snap that began 11 days ago topped 400 while forecasters warned there would be no early let-up to the freezing weather.

In Serbia, icebreakers were summoned from Hungary in an attempt to keep the Danube flowing, while army demolition experts sought to dynamite ice barriers that threatened to provoke flooding on tributary rivers.

Emissons Errors From Coal Companies

Yesterday's report by the Australian National Audit Office said that in 2009-10, three-quarters of major polluters' self-assessments - on which the government will depend for calculating how much carbon tax they owe - had errors and 17 per cent had ''significant errors''.

Bank of England Says to Evaluate Fossil-Fuel Investment Risk - Bloomberg

The Bank of England will evaluate whether the U.K.’s exposure to investments in greenhouse gas-
emitting industries poses a risk to financial stability, Governor Mervyn King said.

Twitter / @KHayhoe: Developing nations drive b ...

Developing nations drive big change in carbon growth rates. 1970-1999: 1.6%/yr. Post-2000: 3.1%/yr @deeplycloudy twitpic.com/8gybwe

Odessa Schools Battle Bitter Cold

Despite the cold, school remains open. Students, however, are wearing their jackets, boots and hats in class.