My Way News - UN: 2010 tied for warmest year on record
My Way News reports: "The warmest year on record is a three-way tie: 2010, 2005 and 1998. So says the U.N. weather agency, providing further evidence Thursday that the planet is slowly but surely heating up."

CSMonitor.com - Global warming: Impact of receding snow and ice surprises scientists
The Christian Science Monitor reports: "A long-term retreat in snow and ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere is weakening the ability of these seasonal cloaks of white to reflect sunlight back into space and cool global climate, according to a study published this week."