BRIGHTON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 01: Crowds of sun seekers fill the beach on October 1, 2011 in Brighton, England. Southern parts of the United Kingdom are continuing to enjoy a late season burst of high temperatures with a record October high of 29.5C (85.1F) measured at Gravesend in Kent. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Ocean warming trends: more than meets the eye? Is global warming the answer to the record levels of temperatures reached by the world’s oceans? The average world-wide water temperature has reached a record of 62.6 degrees according to world weather records kept by the National Climatic Data Center. Why? Miami and Fort Lauderdale beaches are […]

PBS’ Big Bird was ambushed, and in the off-season too. Mitt Romney’s bird hunting tirade was the biggest news from the hunting world since Dick Cheney’s aim went bad. Romney’s comment generated more ‘Tweets’ than an entire migration of Bobolinks. Is Big Bird in jeopardy? Yes! Is Mitt Romney a bird lover? I don’t think […]