AFP: Saudi sees deadlock in climate talks

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia does not expect any global climate change pact soon because current proposals lack fair burden-sharing and would hit oil exporters unfairly, the country's top climate negotiator said on Sunday.

"There was no real agreement in Copenhagen and I don't foresee any agreement in the near term," Mohammed al-Sabban told AFP, referring to December's summit in the Danish capital.
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"We are facing the same deadlock as the Doha round of the WTO," the World Trade Organisation, he said of long-stuck global trade agreement negotiations.

Ed Killer: Big chill was learning experience» TCPalm.com

Far more were wiped out by fickle Mother Nature than humans off with manmade actions.

No fertilizer factory accident, phosphate mining mistake, mosquito or fruit fly eradication system or aquatic herbicide program took as many as the icy chill.

Millions and millions. Maybe billions.

Nowhere was spared.

Cold wave continues in northern India, 535 dead

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) The cold wave continued in most parts in northern India where 14 people died overnight, taking the toll this winter to 535 as dense fog affected rail, road and air communication in the region.

All the fresh deaths occurred in Uttar Pradesh where 506 people have died so far due to the chill this winter.

Cold weather grips Balkans (SETimes.com)

BUCHAREST, Romania/ANKARA, Turkey/SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Five people have died due to severe weather in Romania, authorities announced Saturday (January 23rd). A 65-year-old homeless man was found dead in Bucharest early on Saturday. Two other men -- 70 and 72 -- died in the Mehedinti and Alba regions. Two others were found dead in Arges and Bacau. The health ministry advised all Romanians, especially the elderly and children, to avoid going outside.

Turkey has been gripped by severe cold and two people have been reported dead while dozens more have sought help at hospitals. Heavy snowfall and strong winds have paralysed life in many regions, including Istanbul. In Bulgaria, a homeless man was found dead in Sofia, where temperatures have been reported at 20 below zero Celsius.

As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow--First Chill--Then Stupor--Then the Letting Go | Outside Online

The cold hard facts of freezing to death