Thursday, October 01, 2009

Frozen: Early snow leaves farmers in northern Armenia counting their losses - ArmeniaNow.com
In what the meteorological service described as a weather event brought in by “the influence of northwestern cold currents” farmers in Armenia’s northern provinces suffered considerable agricultural damage at the beginning of this week seeing their crops covered with early snow.

Unusual at this time of the year even for these upland areas of the country, the spell of cold weather in Aragatsotn, Shirak and Lori began on Monday night, with temperatures dropping to or below zero and snowfalls registered for the first time [in September] in more than four decades.
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Head of the village of Aregnadem in Shirak’s Amasia area Aghunik Hazryan says that 70 percent of villagers’ crops have been damaged.
Frost advisory, freeze warning in effect in central Ohio | The Columbus Dispatch
Fairfield, Hocking and Licking counties are under a freeze warning through 9 a.m., while other central Ohio counties - including Franklin County - are under a frost advisory.
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The National Weather Service does not track the average date of the first frost, but the first average first freeze is Oct. 17 in Franklin County, Oct. 8 in Licking County and Oct. 6 in Fairfield County.
Early snow makes September debut - ABC 4.com - Salt Lake City, Utah News
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Many residents in Utah were surprised to wake up to low temperatures that brought snow showers, and some say the snow has come too early.
AEP President Says No to Cap and Trade / Wheeling News-Register
Morris said the Sierra Club is lobbying Congress to take the use of coal off the board completely, focusing instead on only solar and wind power. But he said solar energy costs AEP 22.5 cents per kilowatt hour to produce, with coal costing only 3.5 cents for the same energy.

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