Limited Nuclear War Could Halt Global Warming, Short Term, NASA Predicts

PlanetSave - Michael Ricciardi - Mar 2 '11

NASA climate scientists are playing with fire… from a nuclear war, to be precise…in a computer simulation, that is. Full story here.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Surely, if anything is provocative, this is! Why not let loose with your thoughts in the "comments" box, below! l.p.

Large Dams Can Affect Local Climate

Joshua S Hill - PlanetSave Mar 1 - '11

 New research has shown that large dams have the ability to affect the local climate, to the point of drastically altering the local rainfall in some regions. Full story here.

The Shellmouth dam and the reservoir behind it, Lake of the Prairies, in western Manitoba. (Note - this is not an area specifically mentioned in this story.) 
Photos by l.p.

Climate Change and Agriculture


By Dr. Vandana Shiva, February 23'11 ClimateStoryTellers.org

Biodiverse Ecological Farming is the Answer, not Genetic Engineering. Full story here.

Is Stupid the New World Order?

Q. Is the Arctic Likely to Experience Sudden Loss of Sea Ice This Century?

Alastair Brown - Nature Climate Change - 01 March 2011

A. Maybe not! Read the full story here.

Meat? Maybe Not! (Video)

Links Between Longer Ragweed Season and Climate Change Confirmed

ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2011) — Studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have confirmed, in some parts of North America, including Saskatchewan, ragweed season now lasts longer. The pollen contributes to the development of Hay Fever, especially in children.  Full story here.