I meant to post earlier this article by the BBC about how the polar oceans, one of the world's most significant carbon sinks, is soaking up less and less CO2. It's just another example of how global warming hurts the earth's carbon sinks in general. Which is a downer, since essentially the more carbon we're releasing, the less carbon the earth itself can compensate for.

Lots, lots more about carbon sinks here. And while we're on the subject of fantastic Wikipedia posts, here are a few of the best in terms of comprehensive overviews of climate change information:

Mitigation of global warming ("taking actions aimed at reducing the extent of global warming")
Adaptation to global warming ("taking action to minimize the negative effects of global warming")
Global warming

Blogs can be fun and all, but sometimes a healthy dose of Wikipedia is pretty crucial for educating yourself.