Monday, January 04, 2010

'Black Monday' transport chaos for millions as Britain returns to work in the grip of the coldest winter for 30 years | Mail Online
* Temperatures plunge to -12C overnight
* Busiest day for breakdowns in ten years, predicts AA
* Parts of M6 and M42 closed, long delays on M1
Microorganisms cited as missing factor in climate change equation
As the world debates what steps should be taken to address human activities believed to contribute to climate change, Mortazavi said it's important the naturally occurring processes are measured accurately, something to which this research will contribute.
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Florida growers anxious about cold | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest Florida's Information Leader
Since a devastating freeze in 1989, which nearly destroyed commercial citrus north of Interstate 4, almost all new groves and freeze-related replantings have happened farther south.
Frigid temps dipping into Deep South | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger
It's about to get colder.

Forecasters are predicting a week of frigid temperatures not seen in Mississippi in years.
 Oil Prices Rise As Temps Fall
The New Year blew in on an Arctic wind that’s predicted to keep much of the U.S. in a deep freeze, with record-breaking temperatures reaching as far south as Florida and Georgia.

And as temperatures tumble, energy prices will likely rise.
Twitter / frontiersci
snowstorm in #Copenhagen blocks roads, closes train ferry to Germany..may close airports soon..-18 C temper coldest in last 10 yrs
Heavy snow in Seoul causes traffic bedlam
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the snow that began falling early in the morning piled up around the nation's central regions, with more than 25.2 centimeters accumulating in Seoul.

The snow in Seoul was the heaviest since the nation started recording snowfall back in 1937, the weather agency added.
All-time record snowfall in Burlington | NECN
(NECN: Burlington, Vt.) - A record amount of snow fell in Burlington from the weekend storm that left a coat of varying depth across the region.

In South Burlington, 33 inches fell -- an all-time record for one storm.
As Britain told to expect snow for 'next 10 days', how is the rest of the world is coping with this Arctic weather? | Mail Online
Yet as Britain struggles to cope with the freezing weather conditions, other countries throughout the world are also finding themselves in the same predicament.

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