So... the icebreaker that was to rescue the stuck Russian ship is stuck in the Antarctic ice! This brings to mind the news that there's a massive 50% more ice in the Arctic this Summer than last. If you remember last year we were told it was global warming surely to blame; this year the "excess ice" is simply normal seasonal variation. The same instantly variable spin which differentiates climate from weather I think! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25383373 Climate Change: A terribly important, yet elusive, phenomenon that warrants countless billions of others people's money being spent on wholly ineffective and vain attempts to influence nature. But, once a minuscule proportion of those costs are billed to the concerned party, instantly reduces in importance, and becomes a gross imposition.