PersianPaladin

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/30/india-heatwave-deaths

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100527/tuk-four-injured-in-lightning-strikes-6323e80.html

Well, I made the point that this confuses the public. The fact that they stated that climate-change is less important than economic growth; is quite telling. It shows that they are not seeing any process of "climate change" as something we are responsible for. They are not seeing that it is something we can or should do anything about. Nevertheless "they" are the majority, and it's obvious to point out that the majority (or minority) are not neccessarily right by default. As for the actual nature of "climate change" in the context of time-frames and natural forcing; then people sometimes argue that climate-change that is occurring now is not a significant threat to human species and may be entirely natural. Thus they could argue that the label "climate change" is misleading because it presupposes a unique event rather than just the same continuum of natural cycles.

No, it's referring to Anthropogenic Climate Change - if you read it. Last week, members of the historic Oxford Union Society, the world’s premier debating society, carried the motion “That this House would put economic growth before combating climate change†by 135 votes to 110.

http://wattsupwithth...t-oxford-union/ Hmm....I think this will only serve to increase public confusion. I think the whole issue of "climate change" is now something that governments and the media should drop in terms of incentives/reasons for changes in public behaviour. PEAK OIL is a far more pressing and current issue and should be promoted now as the main issue and drive to wean off fossil-fuels. I do want to point out that the people at this debate were grossly irresponsible for suggesting that "economic growth" was the most important issue. There isn't going to be any economic growth. We're heading for a post-carbon future whether we like it or not. Lord Whitty made that point; but then damaged his credibility by mentioning it in the same-vein as a confused % figure associated with AGW. I for one remain convinced of anthropogenic climate change. But I lack the ability to argue the issue in public, because it requires a certain level of expert knowledge that I do not have. Peak Oil is far easier for the public (including myself) to understand.

Me too.

Global warming.....

AWESOME pics guys.

I think the lyrics to this song sum the whole situation up: - http://www.youtube.c...feature=related (Sorry mods if slightly off-topic)

Real men don't catch the flu

http://www.fileymerc...iley.6255116.jp Reports also from Sheerness, in Kent today about the same sort of UFO. Interestingly happened at 9pm - exactly at the same time as the sighting in Filey.

These idiot scientists get too much funding. We have more pressing political and economic issues that need sorting out first.

A warm and humid day that is quite frankly rather unpleasant to work in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmntXUTpdAY

Very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

I agree with that. Depending on the conditions and the frequency of airtraffic; contrails can pretty much merge into more dense cirro-stratus clouds albeit they won't give the degree of cloud cover that an encroaching warm-front will.

It would be nice if Katla blows. It should help reduce the amount of un-neccessary wastage of fossil-fuels in Europe.

And crash and kill themselves and (possibly) others too?

Nice find. I guess the damage is often varied, subtle or rapid depending on the height and conditions.

If a plane crashes as a result...then people should make the moral decision of never getting on a plane again.

Good point.

Because they're too busy using them to ferry troops in Afghanistan...

Yup...it's Brown's fault for the eruption. "Gordon Brown already has shown his colors in his threats against Iceland to illegally and improperly use the IMF as a collection agent for debts that Iceland doesn’t legally owe, and to blackball Icelandic membership in the EU." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25179.htm

Already posted. Great footage, and the lightning really is concerning given that it could hit the helicopter.

These airliners are idiots for trying to risk passenger lives and also our lives just because they fear business losses. I remember years ago a British Airways jumbo flying in the vicinity of an Indonesian volcano eruption, it's 4 engines one by one packed in because of the dust. It was gliding for about ten minutes before 2 of the 4 engines started again allowing it to land safely. I don't think the passengers on that plane would dream about flying just now.