Recent interesting readings (on climate change and stuff)

Solar power - in the rain

Most of us would love to run our homes on solar power - if only it wasn't so unreliable, cumbersome and expensive. But thanks to a pioneering factory in Wales, those objections may not apply for much longer. Guardian Unlimited

The Earth fights back

Never mind higher temperatures, climate change has a few nastier surprises in store. Bill McGuire says we can also expect more earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunamis. Guardian Unlimited

Tropical storms stepping up with climate change

Major shifts in the number of North Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes are due to climate change, not cyclic events, says a new analysis New Scientist

Flying windmills could harness the jet stream

Currently at prototype stage, the novel devices could exploit an enormous resource of reliable, renewable energy New Scientist