Monday, September 07, 2009

YouTube - Environment : 090902 : UN Climate Change Frightening
On a visit to the Arctic circle in Norway, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon witnessed the effects of global warming first hand and called it a "frightening experience to see the glaciers melt".
Frost gives kiwifruit growers sleepless nights - New Zealand
"This time of year is quite stressful for growers and orchard managers as they don't get much sleep on frosty nights. It's not over yet.

"We still have another 10 weeks to go before the frost risk has passed," he said.

After a series of severe spring frosts three to four years ago most orchardists installed protection systems including fans and water sprinklers.

Some commission helicopters to fly over orchards, forcing warmer air down on to the vines.
Orchardists check harm from spate of frosts | New Zealand
Although Mr Jeffery said orchardists expected frosts at this time of the year, he estimated it would have been a decade since many were fighting frost so early in September.
Mankato, MN - Cool water park summer
Sara Heyer can be forgiven for shuddering at mentions of the numeral 20.

That’s the number of chill-ridden days the Waseca Water Park has had to close this summer, and its manager said she hates having to turn people away.
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This has been the third-coolest summer on record in Minnesota, which has been swell for lawns and air conditioning bills but a buzzkill for warmth-dependent enterprises such as water parks.

“This has been one for the books,” Heyer said of a summer that has produced some stunning data.

KEYC-TV meteorologist Mark Tarello said the traditionally torrid months of July and August produced a grand total of zero days of 90 degrees or above in Mankato.

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