Thought I would share them with you:

Weather Forecasting 

The science of telling, with 70% accuracy, what the weather has just been

Climate Control 

 An essential decrease in consumerism to avoid climatic catastrophe

Water Companies

A business that sells back the rain that falls on you.

The finding continues a trend in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred since the year 2000.
 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2011-temps.html

Time to consider different trees/plants to plan for a warmer yet unpredictable future?

 Love these lemons growing outdoors in Cornwall last summer.

Love this report on weird weather in Australia during January 2012

Altitude variations or geographical features within each zone modify temperatures and rainfall patterns, breaking up the eight zones even further.
To complicate the issue, climate change is resulting in evolving milder winter conditions in some areas and longer, harsher winters in others. Last summer, extreme heat or rain events played havoc with a lot of gardens across Australia, and the extent of further changes related to extreme weather events is impossible for anyone to accurately predict.

However, Australia can be divided into three basic gardening or growing zones; Warm, Cool, and Temperate  The zone divisions are based on the types of plants that will grow in a moderately irrigated garden in each zone http://aussieorganicgardening.com/?p=298

With such a huge landmass and a history of drought, Australian gardeners began facing up to the effects of climate change on their gardens many years ago.  http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1201187.htm

Just enjoying some chill time in my Garden House planning new developments for Climate Change Gardening in 2012.

Also reflecting on the bizarre weather the world has experienced during 2011. Watch this amazing Channel 4 documentary called “The Year the weather went wild” to discover interesting facts about how extreme weather is challenging our planet. http://www.channel4.com/info/press/programme-information/the-year-the-earth-went-wild

Happy Xmas to my visitors from all over the world.Please stay connected in 2012 to get involved with exciting opportunities to share your climate change gardening experiences.

As a world renowned scientist and the greatest living documentary film maker, we must listen to the warnings by this great man and think about how we can respond to the urgent need for everyone of us to care more about the state of our planet.

Sir David believes that people in towns and cities are losing touch with the “realities of the natural world”, which is putting the future of the planet at risk. The veteran wildlife presenter also highlights that  due to rapid urbanisation over the past 60 years, a growing number of people are not regularly coming into contact with the natural world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/dec/01/nature-urbanisation-david-attenborough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ob9WdbXx0

Nature is a powerful force and and is the one thing in our lives that we just cannot control.Gardening is a great way for individuals to connect with the earth and nature and will play a crucial role in adapting our lives to climate change both now and in the uncertain future.

The Bumblebee Lodge is great for pollination in your garden . The ultimate wildlife feature, providing a fascinating permanent place of residence for your very own Bumblebee colony every summer. http://www.dragonfli.co.uk/beepol_bumblebee_lodge.html

If you need  reminding of the beauty of pollination watch this divine video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHkq1edcbk4&feature=share

The Australian parliament has just passed laws that impose a price on carbon emissions  in one of the biggest economic reforms in a decade.

KEY POINTS

* The Clean Energy Act will force the country’s 500 worst-polluting companies to pay a tax on their carbon emissions 

* Tax to take effect mid-2012 before moving to a carbon-trading scheme in mid 2015

* Price initially set at A$23 ($23.78) per tone

* Aims to cut carbon pollution by 159 million tones by 2020 or by 5 percent based on year 2000 levels

* To spend A$9.2 billion to help heavy polluting industries like steel and aluminum, and close dirtiest power stations

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15632160

Wikipedia explains  carbon taxes and their role in cutting carbon emmissions :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax

One of the reasons that Australiawants to lead the world in challenging carbon emmissions is that although it only accounts for 1.5% of the world’s emissions,  it is the developed world’s highest emitter per head of population thanks to its relatively small population.

Australia is  already experiencing some very serious effects of climate change  http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/australia%E2%80%99s-carbon-pollution-the-global-context/

If you are reading this blog from Australia check out how future increases in temperature might affect your state: http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/

The rise in Britain’s so-called carbon intensity increases the danger that the country will miss legally binding targets on reducing emissions, warns PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the consultancy behind the report.

Britain’s GDP increased by just 1.3 per cent in 2010, while its carbon emissions jumped 3.5 per cent, resulting in a 2.2 per cent rise in so-called carbon intensity.

If Britain wants to hit its legally binding target of reducing emissions by 34 per cent, on 1990 levels, by 2020, it will need to cut its carbon intensity by 5.6 per cent every year, PwC said.

Congratulations to Australia which recorded a 10.9 per cent decline. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/hardup-uk-puts-climate-change-on-back-burner-6258246.html

TED recently invited Kitchen Gardens International to present their ideas for a world where gardening and growing our own food is a priority.The presentation by Roger Doiron  is entitiled A Subversive Plot: How to Grow a Revolution in Your Own Backyard is very American in style but the content makes absolute sense and will hopefully inspire everyone to think about this subject on a practical level and make what Roger talks about start to happen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezuz_-eZTMI