Climategate: George Monbiot on Real News

A secretive scientific culture permeates climate research, according to Monbiot. Is this unique to climate science? Do most scientists belong to a democratic and "open" society as Monbiot claims, following Karl Popper?

Georgia Wildfire

We got the attention of the British newspaper The Guardian, although they have simply published the AP wire story by Russ Bynum. This is definitely related to long-term regional drought in the Southeast, the worst years of which are always when we are in the El Niño mode of ENSO. Groundwater withdrawal might also be a factor. This would be a great topic for a master's or Ph.D thesis.

The fire first broke out a little over two weeks ago on April 16th in the town of Ware along U.S. 1 between Waycross, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida. It rapidly spread into the Okefenokee Swamp. This past weekend a few spot fires flared up outside of the main wildfire, which appears to be under control. There is suspicion that arson may be responsible for these spot fires, and our governor Sonny has made an appearance in Waycross to announce that he is taking charge and protecting us all from both nature and man.