Friday, March 27, 2009

BBC NEWS | Protestors to march against poverty, and oh yeah, also against The Most Important Problem of All Time
Thousands of people are expected to march through London later to demand action on poverty and climate change ahead of next week's G20 summit.
London braced for "economic" march : Shropshire Star:
Thousands of people will march through central London today to call for a “fundamental change” to the global financial and economic system.
Wonk Room » Global Boiling: Unprecedented Flooding Of Red River Leaves Fargo ‘On The Brink Of Disaster’
A key consequence of global warming predicted by climate scientists is an increase in overall precipitation as well as extreme precipitation events, leading to increased flooding.
Fargo air temperature this morning: Only 200 degrees short of boiling
1. It is so cold in North Dakota (12 degrees in Fargo this morning) that the rivers are frozen; they are actually blowing up ice with explosives to try to route the flood waters.

2. The flood waters are freezing in place, inside peoples homes, which will prevent people from recovering their valuables and cleaning up after the storm until the ice melts, which could be weeks.

3. It is so cold that people cannot walk through the flood waters without getting hypothermia, and the wind chill is even worse.

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