Real Climate Science

A couple of years ago, NSIDC wanted to declare ice equivalent to the the area of France and Spain to be defined as ice-free.

That didn’t work out, so I suggest that they declare anything less than the area of the US to be ice-free.

The Cutting Edge: White House warned on imminent Arctic death spiral

‘Imagine America Without Los Angeles’: Expert Warns Southern California Isn’t Ready For Major Quake « CBS Los Angeles

Cold air is penetrating far south, creating record snow cover across the Northern Hemisphere.

Rutgers University Climate Lab :: Global Snow Lab

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Pelosi on budget deal: ‘Embrace the suck’ | New York Post

Rachel Maddow: Presidents must nurture the next generation of political leadership – The Washington Post

All the rumors about her must not be true.

Taxpayers Shell Out $14,000 per Obamacare “Enrollee”

$5.2 billion for just 364,682 “enrollees”

According to the agency 364,682 people have “selected a plan” – the equivalent of putting an item in your online shopping cart and leaving it there.

Americans for Tax Reform : Taxpayers Shell Out $14,000 per Obamacare “Enrollee”

Mandela memorial interpreter says he has schizophrenia | World news | theguardian.com

The poor guy thought he saw the president of the US behaving like a total jackass at Mandela’s funeral.

Snow began falling in Jerusalem Thursday morning in the heaviest December storm since 1953. The winter weather system intensified across the country since beginning Tuesday night.

A snowstorm hit Mount Hermon later on Thursday, after dozens of centimeters of snow have accumulated on the mount since Tuesday. Dozens of millimeters of rain have fallen in the Gush Dan (the Tel Aviv area), Sharon and Galilee regions since Wednesday night.

The wintery weather all over the country is expected to intensify throughout the day Thursday, and Jerusalem will likely take another coating of snow overnight.

Snow in Jerusalem as winter weather intensifies; school canceled – National Israel News | Haaretz