California, 2008: Frost hits Sonoma County grape crop

Some growers lost everything to frost last year, said Ned Hill, a grower in the Sonoma Valley. He personally managed a vineyard that produced just 40 percent of average because of frost damage.

“There were some pretty big hits last year,” Hill said.

Georgia: Freeze hurts fruit crop

MOULTRIE — Fruit growers in the county are assessing the damage from a recent deep freeze that sent temperatures into the teens last week.

Blueberry grower David Sanders said that it could be three or four weeks before he is able to assess the full extent of the damage, although he suspects what he finds out will not be good.

Thermometers at his 80-acre operation near Reedy Creek dipped to 14 degrees for the crop that had set some blooms and fruit already.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | UK's CO2 plan 'certain to fail'

The UK's plans to cut emissions by 80% by 2050 are fundamentally flawed and almost certain to fail, according to a US academic.

Roger Pielke Jr, a science policy expert, said the UK government had underestimated the magnitude of the task to curb greenhouse gas emissions.