Cold Hard Facts: It may be summer in Antarctica, but a group of scientists on a global warming expedition were dealt an ironic twist after their ship became stranded due to exceptionally thick sea ice. Several ships were forced to avert rescue attempts after also running into adverse conditions. A helicopter was finally deployed in a last-ditch effort to pick up the 52 passengers stranded for 10 days.

All this embarrassment could have been avoided if the crew had simply looked at the facts: Antarctica continues to mount record after record for sea ice expansion, and the globe is cooling – a development not projected by climate models. But environmental alarmists don't hinge their efforts on facts, which explains this week's other climate news: A new study is warning, according to The Telegraph, that “the world's climate is warming faster than feared because previous predictions were too 'optimistic' and overestimated the cooling impact of clouds.” To which we ask: In what world?