Daily Archives: August 11, 2011

  Now we know why they call it Greenland. http://www.andreassen.gl/andreassen/webcam.htm

“When you start messing around with these natural systems, you can end up in situations where it’s unstoppable. There are no brakes you can apply,” said David Viner, a senior scientist at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of … Continue reading →

‘The winters are warming up far more than the summers. There’s no snowfall any more,’ said Dr David Viner of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Harsh winters have devastated Scotland’s Wren population – latest figures from the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), released today, show that numbers fell by 40% between 2009 and 2010. As one of Britain’s smallest birds, Wrens lose body heat very … Continue reading →

“Unfortunately, it’s just getting too hot for the Scottish ski industry,” said David Viner, of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. http://www.guardian.co.uk/

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2008/08/27/bill-clinton-speech.html

November 4, 2008 President Bush “is the lamest of lame-duck presidents we have ever had,” says Brinkley, a professor at Rice University and editor of The Reagan Diaries. “Bush is completely ineffective.” The economy is unhinged; wars rage overseas; the … Continue reading →

It only took him 49-1/2 years to find a pdf of his birth certificate.

“Those of us who were bewitched by his eloquence on the campaign trail chose to ignore some disquieting aspects of his biography: that he had accomplished very little before he ran for president,” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/