More than a thousand heat records broken across the U.S. in a WEEK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165806/More-1-000-heat-records-broken-cities-U-S-week.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 21:32 EST, 27 June 2012 | UPDATED: 08:15 EST, 28 June 2012 Feeling hot? It’s not a mirage. Across the United States, hundreds of heat records have been slashed in the past week and the sweltering weather is set to continue. From the wildfire-consumed Rocky Mountains to the bacon-fried […]

Northeastern U.S. swelters through record-breaking temperatures of ONE HUNDRED degrees as dozens are hospitalized for heat exhaustion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162405/Northeastern-U-S-swelters-record-breaking-temperatures-ONE-HUNDRED-degrees-dozens-hospitalized-heat-exhaustion.html Philadelphia, New York and Boston reach nearly 100 degrees today 50 million Americans affected by extreme weather Health officials warn residents to drink water and stay out of sun Dozens of people hospitalized while attending graduation ceremonies Cooling centers and ambulances on hand for fainting and exhaustion In stark contrast, Minnesota suffers severe flooding […]

Conflicting world views: America had the second hottest May ever since records began in 1880 – but Australia suffered one of the coldest

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2159858/Conflicting-world-views-America-second-hottest-May-records-began-1880–Australia-suffered-coldest.html By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 09:39 EST, 15 June 2012 | UPDATED: 11:15 EST, 15 June 2012 America, and much of the world, had a rather toasty May – it was the hottest since records began back in 1880. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in its monthly report on temperatures, shows the combined […]

This year has been the hottest on record so far as temperatures averaged five degrees above normal

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156151/This-year-hottest-record-far-temperatures-averaged-degrees-normal.html PUBLISHED: 17:02 EST, 7 June 2012 | UPDATED: 17:02 EST, 7 June 2012 So far, 2012 has been the hottest year on record for the United States, with temperatures five degrees above normal across the country. New climate data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tells a story that most Americans already […]

Global warming sceptics are BETTER-informed about science than believers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152078/Global-warming-sceptics-better-informed-science-believers.html 57% of sceptics are science-literate vs 56% of believers Survey of 1500 U.S. adults Science-literate people are better at ‘fitting’ information to beliefs By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 05:40 EST, 30 May 2012 | UPDATED: 05:40 EST, 30 May 2012 Climate change sceptics are often derided as uninformed – but a new study proves that […]

Lost photos prove Greenland’s ice was melting FASTER 80 years ago than today

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152004/Lost-photos-prove-Greenlands-ice-melting-FASTER-80-years-ago-today.html 80-year-old photo plates from Danish polar explorer Prove that Greenland’s glaciers melted faster in 30s than they did today Brief cooling period mid-century re-froze ice Pre-satellite images of ice shelves are extremely rare By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 03:06 EST, 30 May 2012 | UPDATED: 06:54 EST, 30 May 2012 The glacier named after Danish […]

‘The worst case we imagined is not coming true’: Greenland’s glaciers are melting less quickly than experts feared

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2139097/Greenlands-glaciers-melting-slowly-experts-feared.html Worst case scenario of 19-inch sea level rise not coming true Loss of ice 30% faster than a decade ago Contribution to sea level rise will be four inches by 2100 By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 01:44 EST, 4 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:47 EST, 4 May 2012 Greenland’s glaciers are losing ice – but […]

Wind farms make climate change WORSE: Turbines actually heat up local areas

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2137170/Wind-farms-link-rising-temperatures-detrimental-impact-wildlife-weather-say-scientists.html Air temperatures around four of the world’s largest wind farms have increased by 0.72C in a decade Earth’s average temperature has risen by 0.8C since 1900 By Rosie Taylor PUBLISHED: 20:51 EST, 29 April 2012 | UPDATED: 02:48 EST, 30 April 2012 Wind turbines could warm local climates up to ten times faster than […]

Is global warming just hot air? World temperatures have risen by just 0.29C in the last two decades

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134769/Is-global-warming-just-hot-air-World-temperatures-risen-just-0-29C-decades.html ‘Green’ policy burdens will cost families £267 a year extra by 2030 By Gerri Peev PUBLISHED: 19:21 EST, 24 April 2012 | UPDATED: 19:21 EST, 24 April 2012 World temperatures have remained almost stagnant in the last two decades,  new figures have revealed. Temperatures across the globe rose by around a third of a […]

‘I made a mistake’: Gaia theory scientist James Lovelock admits he was ‘alarmist’ about the impact of climate change

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134092/Gaia-scientist-James-Lovelock-I-alarmist-climate-change.html British scientist admits he had ‘extrapolated too far’ in earlier book Claims other environmental commentators such as Al Gore did the same By Lydia Warren PUBLISHED: 16:12 EST, 23 April 2012 | UPDATED: 17:01 EST, 23 April 2012 Environmental scientist James Lovelock, renowned for his terrifying predictions of climate change’s deadly impact on the […]