Of Pretzels, Space Heaters and the Fate of the Planet - NYTimes.com

In a related experiment, Dr. Risen and Dr. Critcher asked groups of people about drought. Some were given salty pretzels to eat, making them thirsty just before they took the survey. Others, as a control, were given an irrelevant task (writing some sentences about a taxi ride). By now, you can see it coming: Those who ate the pretzels were more likely to see drought as a future problem.

Daily Graph Changes « Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis

NSIDC has updated our processing of the daily sea ice extent graph. NSIDC calculates daily extent using a five-day average of the data. Previously, this average was a five-day centered mean, meaning that the final two days of data in the series were extrapolated from the previous three days.

Hunters win in vote about dead polar bears - Washington Times

House Republicans on Tuesday rode to the rescue of 41 hunters who shot polar bears in Canada at least four years ago but have been unable to bring their trophies back into the U.S. because the bears were subsequently declared an endangered species.

Sea Level Rise Will Be Focus Of Senate Hearing · OPB News

Politicians don’t talk much about climate change these days, but Thursday will be an exception. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, chaired by Jeff Bingaman (D, N.M), will hold hearings into the impact of sea level rise on U.S. infrastructure.

Vietnam Dispatch: Adapting to Climate Change, One Melon at a Time | Mother Jones

For years, the couple used local watermelon seeds. But it's become harder to make money on those plants in recent years. They were prone to disease, and didn't handle screwy rain patterns very well. It used to rain for about six months each year, but now the rains can come for up to nine months out of the year.