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British plan to avert climate disaster using sun power | Environment | The Observer

They acknowledge that a number of scientific breakthroughs will be needed to make cheap solar energy a global prospect.

Global warming deniers are foolish to put their faith in God | The big issue | From the Observer | The Observer

what is really being hoped for is divine intervention, but we should remember that "God helps those who help themselves".

Mt Rainier - Snow forecast raised to almost 18 ft in next 4 days

Total maximum estimate about 215 inches, roughly 2 ft more than yesterday’s projection.

Alaskan And Norwegian Glaciers Lost Half Their Mass Between 1900 And 1950 | Real Science

The glaciers of Norway and Alaska are only half the size they were 50 years ago. The temperature around Spitsbergen has so modified that the sailing time has lengthened from three to eight months of the year

What about the polar bears? Disconnect between predictions and observations | polarbearscience

Virtually all of the evidence generated by polar bear researchers shows that polar bears are not being harmed by declines in summer sea ice, and in some cases, they are doing very well indeed. In other words, they are not responding as expected.