A very important security issue with WordPress 2.1.1 was just announced a few hours ago:

“If you downloaded WordPress 2.1.1 within the past 3-4 days, your files may include a security exploit that was added by a cracker, and you should upgrade all of your files to 2.1.2 immediately.”

Fortunately, yours truly was too busy working on his research project to upgrade to 2.1.1, so this blog is unaffected. If you were more efficient, then you better get the update!

What a no-brainer headline. I chose it only to illustrate the point of the uphill battle still faced by scientists when it comes to convincing the public, especially Americans, that global warming exists AND is caused by humans. According to the San Jose Mercury News a bleak new report (PDF, 2.2MB) was released today with solid evidence laying the blame on humans for global warming.

Perhaps Senator Inhofe will finally eat his words that “global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people?” Maye now I can move on and refrain from using obvious headlines.

Al Gore has been nominated for the prestigious award along with Inuit environmentalist Sheila Watt-Cloutier, in recognition for their efforts to put the danger posed by climate change on the global political agenda. Though many here in Europe seem to dismiss films such as An Inconvenient Truth with a response of “tell us something we don’t know already,” it is wonderful to see this issue getting the coverage it deserves.

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