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Rumours of the demise of Scottish skiing are beginning to look greatly exaggerated. While many Alpine resorts have closed for the season, thousands of skiers are still enjoying perfect conditions in the Highlands. Scotland's five resorts have … [Read more...] about Scottish Skiing Enjoys Best Spring Snow in Living Memory

In amongst an article that contains yet another straw-man attack on cosmic rays via the BBC, there is something more interesting reported from the European Geosciences Union (EGU) meeting. In periods of relatively intense particle activity, some … [Read more...] about Energetic Particles Help Explain Polar Variations

There are several interesting climate related studies in this week's Science magazine. Greenland Ice Slipping Away but Not All That Quickly Almost 6 years ago, a paper in Science warned of an unheralded environmental peril. Melted snow and ice … [Read more...] about A Round Up of Climate Studies from This Week’s Science Magazine: Greenland, Corals, and Phytoplankton

According to Nature, the fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report will be out by 2014, IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri announced last week in Budapest. The report from the first working group will come out in 2013, however, so that … [Read more...] about UN IPCC AR5 Due in 2014

For 9550 years a Spruce has survived in the mountains on the Swedish landscape, Dalarna, bordering Norway. This means that this tree is the oldest known tree in the world. About 20 Spruces have been found in the mountain area that are over 8000 … [Read more...] about The World’s Oldest Living Tree Found in Sweden