Phoenix is doomed — to be a target for doomsayers | Grist

Phoenix last year had 14 days greater than 110⁰F. How many people were killed by this unimaginable heat? The City recorded 21 heat-caused deaths (and an additional 22 heat-related deaths) during the weeks above 110. Tragic, yes. Thousands, no. Phoenix is built to deal with very high temperatures. Yes, temperatures may go even higher in the future, but we acknowledge and even expect that.

UK's coldest spring since 1963 claims 5,000 lives: Pensioners worst affected - and experts say final toll could be 'horrendous' | Mail Online

2,000 extra deaths registered in just the first two weeks of March

Analysis: Obama's Climate Agenda May Face Setbacks in Federal Court

President Barack Obama's plan to use federal agencies, and the Environmental Protection Agency in particular, to drive his second-term climate change agenda might be in peril if he cannot fill vacant seats on the federal court that has jurisdiction over major national regulations, legal experts say.

What's strange about this weather? Nothing at all » Spectator Blogs

I suppose weather hyperbole enables journos to write long articles entitled: why are we experiencing such extreme weather phenomena? We’re not, though. You’re just writing about it more.