Die Klimazwiebel: Disputed Climate Science in the Media

There is a widespread concern among climate scientists, environmentalists and policy makers that they are in a war of words on climate change and seem to be losing out. Sir John Houghton told the BBC:

   "We are … losing that war because we’re not good at PR..."

Heavy snowfall strands villages in Balkans

Blizzards blocked roads, stranded villages and disrupted power supplies in the Balkans on Tuesday, the area’s fourth straight day of tough winter weather.

About a meter (3 feet) of snow fell overnight in northern Montenegro, blocking roads, while in southwestern Serbia, heavy snowfall blocked roads to more than a dozen villages.

Twitter / RyanMaue: Central Asian cold-vortex ...

Central Asian cold-vortex w/temperatures 60°F below normal. Locked-in for a while. Actual temps minus 30 to minus 50°F pic.twitter.com/YMop54mO

Twitter / RyanMaue: Patch of -40°F air in Northern ...

Patch of -40°F air in Northern Manitoba. pic.twitter.com/xm9hvHBY