Friday, February 12, 2010

The Canadian Press: Cold weather may hinder travel plans for Lunar New Year travellers in China
China has experienced an especially harsh winter this year, with record-breaking blizzards in China's western regions of Xinjiang and Tibet and to the north in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang province.
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In 2008, heavy snowfalls and cold weather badly hampered travel during the New Year period, stranding millions of people at train stations. The snow that year was the worst in China in five decades, caused billions of dollars in economic losses and led to the deaths of 100 people.
PostPartisan - This is worse than simple climate change denial
By believers, I don’t mean the irresponsible activists who blame individual natural disasters on global warming. I'm talking about those of us who understand that, while extreme weather events are in line with global warming, we can't use one-time events as evidence of long-term and large-scale climactic trends.
CYPRUS: POTATO CROP DESTROYED BY FROST
Irreversible damage was caused to 80-90 per cent of fields, AKEL deputy Yiannakis Gabriel told reporters, and was already verified by Agriculture department officials who visited the area
Blizzards heat up warming debate - Washington Times
"It may in fact rain during the Olympics," Mr. Romm said.
Vancouver in February - Weather and Event Guide for Vancouver in February
# The weather in February starts to warm up - and is especially mild compared to the rest of Canada. You may even see some early blossoms. February continues to have a fair amount of precipitation, so be sure to dress for the weather. February average high: 7ºC / 45ºF
# February average low: 1ºC / 34ºF

Be prepared for rain on any given day in Vancouver in February
Austalia - The great carbon emissions scam
Accusations that “less meat means less heat”, inferring that cutting back on livestock production is a panacea for global warming, are wide of the mark according to the Australian Farm Institute (AFI).

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