Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Sitting in "Responding to Global Climate Change" lecture at evolution conf. evolutionaustralia.org.au
BBC NEWS | Wales | Winter deaths 'may double' worry
The number of people dying from effects of the cold in Wales could double this year, campaigners have warned.

During an average winter, around 1,500 more people die than in other seasons.

Age Concern Cymru is worried many vulnerable people are frightened to turn their heating to proper levels because of high energy bills.
Study: Birds shifting north; global warming cited | Greeley Tribune
WASHINGTON — When it comes to global warming, the canary in the coal mine isn’t a canary at all. It’s a purple finch.

As the temperature across the U.S. has gotten warmer, the purple finch has been spending its winters more than 400 miles farther north than it used to.
Snowy owls flocking to U.S. to birders' surprise, delight
...this year experts said snowy owls have graced much of the United States, flying as far south as Tennessee for the first time in 22 years.

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