Eyewitness News: Rising temperatures blamed for several African conflicts

Climate change has fuelled several recent conflicts in Africa and the US-based National Academy of Sciences warned global warming would increase the number of deaths from fighting.
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Fighting in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region was one of the starkest examples and is believed to be the first clear evidence of a temperature link to war.

Battle of Chosin Reservoir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The battle was fought over one of the roughest terrains during the harshest weather of the Korean War.[2] The road was created by cutting through the hilly terrains of Korea, accompanied with steep climbs and drops. Dominant peaks, such as the Funchilin Pass and the Toktong Pass, overlook the entire length of the road. The road's quality was also poor, and in some places it was reduced to one lane gravel trails.[28] On 14 November, a cold front from Siberia descended over the Chosin Reservoir, and the temperature plunged to as low as −35 °F (−37.2 °C).[30] The cold weather was accompanied by frozen grounds, frostbite casualties, icy roads and weapon malfunctions.

Major snow possible for southern plains early next week, cold focuses in central US

...the potential is there for a big snow event for areas from Amarillo to Wichita to Kansas City early next week.

[Will a completely worthless asset hold its value in an inflationary period?]: Carbon will mature as inflation hedge | Green Business | Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The $126 billion global carbon market will mature so that investors will use it as a hedge against equities and inflation, Bache Commodities Ltd.'s emissions trading head told Reuters in an interview.

[Simpsons] Favorite C.M. Burns quote [Archive] - RPGnet Forums

[Mr. Burns looks through a portfolio of his old stocks]
Mr. Burns: Hmm, let's see..."Confederated Slave holdings." How's that one holding up?
Lawyer: It's, uh, steady.