Cold European winters linked to solar activity

99 percent chance that extremely cold Central European winters and low solar activity are linked

Daily Kos: Climate Change SOS: Drought, Water & Energy

[Ed Markey] GOP leaders are not worried about knee-deep water. That’s because they are too busy trying to knee-cap clean energy.
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Let’s start with no water. The height of the 2012 drought is on par with the multi-year droughts of the 1930’s Dust Bowl and the mid-1950’s...
This drought is punishing farmers and our agriculture economy. 88 percent of domestic corn crops are being impacted, driving up the prices all families pay for food at the grocery store. It’s like a climate change food tax on every single American.