Another Week of GW News, February 12, 2012

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I notice moyhu has set up a monster index to old AWoGWN on AFTIC.

"I have to say I've been a meteorologist for 30 years, and when I look at the atmosphere over the last couple of years, it's really not the atmosphere I know anymore. There have been substantial changes. We've seen major perturbations to the rhythms I've grown accustomed to." -Jeff Masters

Another Week of GW News, February 12, 2012

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February 12, 2012

Here's a wee chuckle for ye:

G. Trudeau did a week on his myFacts series...tickling more than one fancy:

The Horn of Africa drought and famine continues to be a major disaster, with amazingly little coverage:

The European cold spell continues:

A coup in the Maldives has deposed climate champion Mohamed Nasheed:

The Jacob et al. paper on glacier melt got wide coverage because it got a sceptical spin:

Still some noise about WSJ-16:

Scientists studying the basis of the public relations biz?

And on the Bottom Line:

Who's getting the subsidies, tax exemptions, loan guarantees & grants?

Delving into the laws of thermodynamics this week:

John Cook and friends continue their point-counterpoint articles:

A note on theFukushima disaster:

Not much good news coming out of Fukushima:

The Arctic melt continues to garner attention:

Scheduling the USCG Healy:

That Damoclean sword still hangs overhead:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

While in Antarctica:

The food crisis is ongoing:

Food Prices are rising again:

Regarding the genetic modification of food:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion, 10 billion, 15 billion?

In the South Indian Ocean, Cyclone Giovanna stalks toward Madagascar:

In the Southern Pacific, Jasmine and Cyril made life rough for island folks:

And in the Gulf of Mexico, an out of season oddball numbered storm hassled Florida:

While elsewhere in the hurricane wars:

As for GHGs:

As for the temperature record:

While on the ENSO front:

Regarding the solar hypothesis:

Regarding the cosmic ray hypothesis:

And the State of the Oceans:

What's new in proxies?

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

This week in the New Normal -- extreme weather:

Corals are a bellwether of the ocean's health:

As for hydrological cycle disruptions [floods & droughts]:

Elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Consider transportation & GHG production:

While in the endless quest for zero energy, sustainable buildings and practical codes:

As for carbon sequestration:

Large scale geo-engineering keeps popping up:

While on the adaptation front:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

As for miscellaneous science:

What developments in the ongoing struggle for Free/Open Science?

Regarding Abraham:

Regarding Mclean:

There is a steady dribble of Rio+20 Conference news:

While at the UN:

The Fifth IPCC report is coming up:

And on the carbon trading front:

The Robin Hood tax, aka the Tobin tax, aka the Bank tax, aka the Financial Transaction tax keeps coming up:

On the international political front, tensions continue to rise as the USA & Israel threaten Iran:

While in the solar panel trade war between China and the USA:

As the EU-ETS is applied to airlines, we will see who is serious about reducing carbon emissions:

The issue of the law and activism is playing out around the world:

What are the activists up to?

Polls! We have polls!

Regarding Water Politics and Business:

So what's new on the education front?

And on the American political front:

The BP disaster continues to twist US politics:

The 2012 clown show rolls along:

The Keystone XL saga rolls on:

Several development sin the unfolding Susan G Komen clusterf*ck:

As if that wasn't enough, birth control under healthcare blew up as an issue at CPAC and elsewhere:

The NRC commissioned two AP1000 reactors in Georgia this week, to applause and threats of a suit:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

As for what is going on in Congress:

While in the UK:

A note on the Fukushima disaster: