The 1992 Earth Summit failed. Will this year’s edition be different? - The Washington Post

So can the 2012 Earth Summit be more successful than past incarnations? It’s worth noting that the sticky details that gummed up the 1992 talks — haggling over who would pay for what — haven’t disappeared. When it comes to global warming, poorer nations still demand that wealthy industrialized countries pay for carbon cuts, while countries like the United States are unwilling to take drastic measures unless nations like China and India do more. The warnings from scientists and environmentalists may have far more dire, but the basic political hurdles are as large and obtrusive as ever.

USGS models ‘Climate-change-induced aridity’ in California | Watts Up With That?

More climate modeling from a  non-climate organization, I hope they still track Earthquakes.

Solar Climate Change: Monster Snow Storm Hits Australia | Climate Realists

Sorry I missed this News story from Australia a couple of days ago, it fits the current R5 Solar Climate Change period.

Bob Wallace Paints Himself Into A Corner | Real Science

Looks like Bob at Weather Underground is predicting an ice-free Arctic in three years, because he has faith in PIOMAS. Good luck with that Bob.