Natural Gas Caps Record Ninth Straight Weekly Gain on Cold Snap - Businessweek

Natural gas futures rose to a 21- month high in New York, capping the ninth weekly gain in a record streak, on speculation that forecasts of unusually cold weather next week will buoy U.S. heating-fuel demand.

So Hot Right Now: Has Climate Change Created A New Literary Genre? | NPR

"In fact," Kramb says, "I think when [people] look back at this 21st century ... they will definitely see climate change as one of the major themes in literature, if not the major theme."

War and peace ... and climate change?

U.S. winter wheat growers assess recent frost damage - The Western Producer

A struggling U.S. winter wheat crop suffered what could be a serious blow last week when temperatures dropped below freezing for long stretches twice in 48 hours in large portions of the southern plains.

“There’s a pretty widespread area where plants look really bad right now because of that freeze event,” said Justin Gilpin, chief executive officer of the Kansas Wheat Commission.