Philippines: DA mobilizes personnel to combat frostbites effects to crops in Benguet

BAGUIO CITY, Dec. 18 — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has already mobilized its personnel in the rural areas to assist farmers in Benguet's high-lying towns to counter the effects of frostbites which attack the tract farms of leafy vegetables like cabbages and cauliflower.

DA regional director Cesar Rodriguez said that there is still no estimate as to the cost of the frostbites' damage to some 4,000 hectares of vegetable terraces and farms in Atok and Kibungan towns.

CTV British Columbia- Ice-jacking caused B.C. gondola tower collapse

The most serious injury was a fractured vertebra, Doug Forseth, senior vice-president of operations for the resort, told reporters at a news conference Wednesday.

Most of the injured had bumps and bruises.

He said the tower failure occurred when water seeped into a splice on a section of tower four on the lift. Water flowed into the tower, then froze, rupturing the splice as it expanded.

"Water had seeped into the tower which had turned to ice with the recent extreme cold temperatures," the statement said.

Early frosts threaten Salinas-area lawns, gardens

“I’ve been gardening for 20 years,” said Steve McShane, owner of McShane’s Nursery in south Salinas, “and in my experience, this is one of the worst early-season frosts we’ve had in a long time.

“That worries me, because it happened so early in the season. We usually get frost in January or February.”

Editorial: Green politics seem a luxury in recession - Opinion - NZ Herald News

For the credibility of their cause Greens cannot simply sit out the recession before trying to convince the world again of the urgency of climate change solutions. The solutions invite a contraction of carbon-based industry and a transition to renewable energy sources that would probably cause temporary unemployment on a larger scale than this recession threatens.

If governments are able to soft-pedal on proposed solutions whenever their economies turn sour, the public will be left to wonder whether climate change is really to be taken seriously.