BREAKING: UK climate change minister resigns | Australian Climate Madness

Yesss! Chris Huhne, UK Energy and Climate Change minister (or Mr Windmill 2011, as he should be named) has resigned after being advised he will face charges relating to a speeding violation – but there’s more to it than that.

The Reference Frame: Gore's Antarctic friend needs your help with his tomb

However, his mood changed 10 hours ago when he tweeted the following:

Someone please inscribe something decent on my tomb. [URL]

The link shows the following global warming scenery he is seeing...

Europe Battered By “Worst Cold In 25 Years” – 139 Dead…No Relief In Sight

Bild reports that in Rome, Italy, school was called off today because of the intense cold and the city expects 15 cm of snow overnight.

In Serbia, over 6 feet of snow have fallen over the last few weeks. In Turkey heavy snows have have blanketed much of the country, with 50cm falling in Istanbul on Wednesday.

At Atatürk-Flughafen in Istanbul 180 flights were cancelled.

According to the BBC: “In Italy, weather experts say it is the coldest week for 27 years.”

Monkeys Given Red Wine to Beat Cold in Kazakhstan

NewsCore) - A Kazakhstan zoo resorted to giving its monkeys red wine to help them survive the cold weather.

Each primate in the Karagandy zoo is being given a daily tipple of French wine, as outside temperatures in the northern city reach as low as minus 27 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 33 degrees Celsius).

222 dead as cold snap grips Europe | MNN - Mother Nature Network

In the last seven days, a total of 222 people have died from the cold weather, according to an AFP tally.