CapitalClimate: Attention Climate Conspiracists: NOAA Adjustments Show Summer 2012 3rd Hottest on Record

Rather than being 10th warmest, as the preliminary data indicated, August came in at 16th warmest with an average of 74.4°, nearly half a degree below the raw estimate of 74.8°.

Sea level sanity returning? | Australian Climate Madness

Now however, a report from the NSW Chief Scientist abandons the previous policy of "managed retreat" in favour of further research into future sea levels and more individual freedoms to adapt as required, as the press release from Chris Hartcher explains:

Climate Common Sense: Power from the wind god

Maoris in New Zealand are claiming rights over the wind which is a Maori deity and say that it should not be used without Maori consent. Of course this is completely silly as everyone knows Gaia is in charge of the wind and this claim could give rise to a major demarcation dispute between deities with the Sun God already upset over scientist's denial of his effect on the world's climate.The Global Warming Church has made a statement on the crisis saying "it is much worse than we thought" .

- Bishop Hill blog - To the trough

There is some interesting change of tense going on here. Deben led the committee to believe that he had disposed of all his conflicting interests and that DECC had given him the all clear. The report, however, appears to suggest that these disposals will take place in the future.

Fresh snow in Banff, Alberta today - Webcams

“Those poor Canadian children will never get to experience the joys of snowfall (unless you pay carbon taxes to the UN),” says reader Josh.