90 Years Later, Death Valley [1913] Sets World Temp Record | Climate Central

The searing heat waves that blanketed the nation earlier this summer sent temperatures soaring well above 110°F in parts of the U.S., but that’s nowhere close to the hottest temperature on record — an almost unimaginable 136.4° F, taken on September 13, 1922, in the Sahara Desert at El Azizia, Libya. That’s what the Guinness Book of World Records says, and if you don’t trust a source that feels the need to document the world’s fastest toilet or the world’s largest collection of traffic cones, it’s what the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says as well.

Or that’s what they said until now. But after an intensive investigation by a group of forensic meteorologists, the WMO has officially declared the Libyan record as bogus as Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France titles. The former runnerup — a July 10, 1913 reading of 134°F at the inaptly named Greenland Ranch, in Death Valley, Calif., — is now the official champ.

Scarcity of white ants hits Western region

Climate change has contributed to the insects not coming out of the ground in the months they are expected to appear.
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According to Feneas Mulala, the Western Provincial director of veterinary services, the region has experienced unpredictable cold weather this year, forcing the insects to stay unusually longer underground.

Twitter / PaulREhrlich: Great funny video on #climate, ...

Great funny video on #climate, scary responses from denier morons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TmfcJP_0eMc …

Twitter / CFigueres: New loan scheme is increasing ...

New loan scheme is increasing the number of CDM projects in dev. countries, providing real benefits [By "benefits" she's talking about measurable reductions in bad weather, rather than just climate swindle cash, am I right?] to the poor http://bit.ly/Pe1r7T  #UNFCCC

Flashback: Kyoto carbon credit glut is far larger than expected, warn analysts - 13 Sep 2012 - News from BusinessGreen

The giant surplus of carbon credits currently swamping the global carbon market may never recede, removing any hope of reducing global emissions without a significant increase in national emission reduction targets, campaigners will warn today.