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I can see 1 degree being enough for tree growth. It's not ALWAYS snowy in the arctic, and as the article says, the tree problem isn't just that its too hot, its that its "summery" arctic temperature for longer. Obviously we don't have trees sprouting at the North Pole in December, but tree-friendly territory is spreading, the glaciers are melting and the grizzlies are taking over polar bear territory. so if its not caused by global warming, then what?

Terraforming would be way more expensive than just fixing up what we've got. Besides, someone would probably just mess up all the other planets we visited, once we've gotten in the habit. The US has definitely lost its economic power. Their dollar is dropping like a stone, and foreign countries are refusing to lend to them now. All they have left is a big army and a bunch of nukes... I don't know if they'd go as far as to actually use them again, though. Surely they'd realize that's a stupid idea? Unlike the last time, there are enough nukes to destroy the world several times over. I don't think anyone would want to risk setting off that sort of domino effect.

The amount of temperature change in the arctic recently is insane. Usually, a person would die from the cold if they went in the water, but now someone's actually swum a full kilometer in it. I know its the Antarctic that we should be more worried about, but its all symptoms of the same problem, and its pretty scary imo.

The Flat Earth Society people actually don't believe that the earth is flat. They just like making people sign up to argue with them, partly because its fun and partly to make people think about why so many accept science at face value instead of exploring it for ourselves. I can't prove that the earth is round, but I believe it anyway because that's what scientists tell me, and I consider them an authority. In a way, it'd be no different than believing that the earth is flat because a priest told me... its meant to be social commentary, not science.

I have a brown tabby... I love animals and I'd have more, but he isn't exactly the type to make friends.

I think the wiimote is too light for it to kill anyone... I guess you could strangle yourself with the cord, but you'd have to be pretty stupid/careless to manage that. I have read in the newspapers about people wrecking their TVs, though. If you don't fasten your wrist-strap before you play, the wiimote can fly off and smash through the glass during an overenthusiastic swing.