Cold weather increasing house fire risk - Emergency Services - News - Whittlesea Leader

Mr Weir said the cold weather also saw an increase in the use of wood fires, heaters and electric blankets, which in turn raised the risk of house fires.

“As temperatures drop, the potential for a fire in a home increases by up to 20 per cent,’’ Mr Weir said.

IPCC Author on “Human Security” Belongs to Organization That Promotes “Panarchy” | hauntingthelibrary

Quite why Adger wants to associate himself with a group like The Resilience Alliance that preaches “Revolt and Remember” as part of the cycle of destruction and reorganization on the path to global panarchy I will leave to others to decide for themselves. But it does make you wonder if such a person should be writing chapters on “Human Security” for the IPCC.

Stunning non-trend in New Mexico Precipitation « Reasonable Doubt on Climate Change

Drought? Permanent drought? Endless drought? When you look at the actual data instead of listening to climate change zealots the truth of the matter is the southwest US has always been in drought.

Alarming decline in Chicago winter temperatures « Reasonable Doubt on Climate Change

Much was made in the media this past year of Chicago’s unusually warm winter. As if it’s never happened before. As if it proves “climate change”. Strangely the 1995-2012 trend for Chicago winters is down.

Carbon tax: $10bn up in smoke | Australian Climate Madness

It's been said many times before, but it bears repeating again and again:

The carbon tax will do nothing for the climate.

Terry McCrann points out the blindingly obvious (to everyone except Julia Gillard and the Labor/Green government), namely that China's increasing emissions will dwarf any reduction in Australia's already tiny carbon footprint.