Overnight Florida Freeze Likely Damaged Some Crops

TAMPA - Growers across the state are assessing damage to crops from a freeze that penetrated as far south as the Everglades.

Though it will take several days before all of the damage to crops is apparent, subfreezing temperatures in the winter vegetable belt around Lake Okeechobee likely hit the crops hard.

"From the reports we're getting, we expect some significant damage," said Lisa Lochridge, spokeswoman for the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association.

Cold weather forces hundreds inside to shelter -- OrlandoSentinel.com

Frigid temperatures forced record breaking numbers of homeless men indoors last night at the Orlando Rescue Mission.

Albert Lea Tribune | Global warming alarmists are off-base

Somebody help me out there. We are told that global warming is caused by human activity, that dire consequences will ensue unless we do something about it, and that we must start fixing it now before it is too late. That means that we are supposed to have more days like these bitterly cold days we’ve had recently. Could someone tell me how this is a good thing?
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George Lundstrom

EU to propose $200 bln climate scam tax on rich nations By Reuters

BRUSSELS/LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Rich nations could raise $200 billion in climate funds through a levy on their greenhouse gases from 2013-2020 to help poor countries prepare for global warming, the European Union will say next week.