Global warming may rob emperor penguins of their resting place - Sci/Tech - DNA

Researchers tracking the behaviour of emperor penguins have found fresh reason to be worried about global warming — emperor penguins use sea ice to rest as they forage.

Sept. 2012: Antarctic Sea Ice Sets Another Record - Forbes

Record Snowfall in Regina, Saskatchewan

“Huge, almost Paul Bunyan-like snowfalls.”

David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, said he was shocked to see that the 55 to 60 centimetres (about 23½ inches) of snow that has fallen on Regina this month has already surpassed all of last winter’s total of 52 cm.

With a week left in November, Regina has already broken the monthly record of 53.7 cm set in 1941.

Is Doha the worst place in the world for a climate change summit ... or possibly the best? - Telegraph

Qatar also owns the forthright satellite TV station Al-Jazeera, which has attracted a growing audience, and is a powerful tool for changing attitudes.