March 4, 2010
1929 gmt
Antarctica

The frigid air over Antarctica's Blue Ice is nearly absent.

Weather may force Transtasman rower off-track (click here)
10:37 AM Friday Mar 5, 2010
....Quincey told Radio New Zealand the weather was starting to build and he expected to get "a bit of a battering" over the next few days in the strong easterly conditions.
"It's a little bit unfortunate. I'll get pushed further and further north and further back to Australia," he said.
He estimated it could set him back by 100km or more.
It's nothing I haven't experienced before in the Tasman. It's just very frustrating and a little bit demoralising."
Weatherwatch weather analyst Philip Duncan said a southern storm could affect Quincey's journey.
MetService forecaster Andy Downs said winds were coming from the Pacific and were about 20 knots at present but would build to 30 knots and more....

The upside of climate change (click here)
By Brian Fallow
4:00 AM Thursday Jan 21, 2010
A group of business leaders is urging the Government to set a up a taskforce to scope the opportunities and quantify the benefits of a "clean technology" strategy for New Zealand.
Both at the national and the global level, the debate over what to do about climate change tends to focus on costs, and how much can be offloaded on to someone else.
Very little attention by comparison is paid to the upside, the opportunities, the economic potential....