- Bishop Hill blog - Hulme's new climate course

Times Higher Education reports on Mike Hulme's latest idea - a course combining environmental studies and the humanities:

"I have worked in the field for over 30 years," he said. "I started with a very numerical approach but became increasingly frustrated that science alone cannot motivate social change.

As a taxpayer, I must say I struggle with the idea that I should be forced to pay people to work on coming up with new tactics to get me to amend my ways. This seems to me to be political campaigning rather than academic research.

Colder temperatures put Smiths Falls' evacuation action plan on ice for now - News - By Stacey Roy Smiths Falls Local Community News

The -30 C overnight temperature managed to slow flooding concerns for now.

[We should blame CO2, am I right?] One Wild Meteorological Ride (80 Sunday, frost next Wednesday?) | StarTribune.com

50 Degree Temperature Drop In 60 Hours? After topping 80 Sunday, the mercury tumbles Monday and Tuesday, gusty winds keeping the air stirred up, preventing a frost until (possibly) Wednesday morning, when the combination of clear skies and light winds may trigger a frost, especially over the suburbs.