Excavator to break up Que. ice jams

LAVAL, Que. - Authorities in Laval called in reinforcements Tuesday morning to clear ice jams that are threatening to flood homes along the Riviere des Prairies.
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Authorities believe the severely cold weather could cause more ice jams, which would raise water levels even higher.

The Washington Independent » So Much for those Ethics Rules: Wall Street Lobbyist in Line for Top Treasury Job

Patterson first began lobbying for Goldman Sachs in 2005, after working as policy director for then-Senate majority leader Tom Daschle. According to publicly filed lobbying disclosure records, he worked on issues related to the banking committee, climate change and carbon trading and immigration reform, among others.

What's Happening to the Sun? | Popular Science

According to Woods, even a smaller solar cycle could induce some cooling on Earth. "Not enough to offset the greenhouse gas global warming effect," he said, "but enough to potentially slow it down for a few years." The solar cycle's effect on global temperatures is only about 1/10 of a degree, whereas the greenhouse effect over the past 30 years has been about a full one degree change, Woods said.

"The good old days"?: 1947, one of the worst winters of the 20th century - Isle of Man Today

At last, in mid April, the severe weather gave way to milder, yet wetter, conditions. When the snow cleared it was revealed that thousands of sheep, especially on the hills, had perished.